By Orhan Qereman and Khalil Ashawi QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Syria's government took over a prison in the north on Friday after the negotiated exit of Kurdish fighters from the facility in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Syrian government says it has taken over control of al-Aqtan prison, a facility in the northeastern city of Raqqa housing a ...

Syria's government forces have taken control of a prison housing Islamic State group members in the country's north.

Talks in Damascus between Sharaa and Kurdish-led SDF collapse, while at least 120 inmates manage to flee Kurdish-controlled prison amid chaos ...

Lebanon said it will hand over some 300 Syrian prisoners out of more than 2,500 being held in Lebanese prisons and detention ...

BAGHDAD -- The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers in Iraq came after a request by officials in Baghdad that was welcomed by the U.S.-led ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Syria's Interior Ministry said on Friday it had taken over al-Aktan prison in the city of Raqqa in northeastern Syria, a facility that was formerly under the control of Kurdish-led ...

Walking through its dark corridors, I witnessed abandoned cells, unforgettable graffiti, and the echoes of those who once ...

Syrian government forces stand guard outside Al-Aqtan prison on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, as negotiations are underway between the Syrian government and the ...