ISIS member kills 2 fighters, escapes hospital in Syria’s Manbij – Asayish
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) announced on Tuesday the escape of a member of the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) from a hospital in Manbij city, northern Syria.
The Asayish Media Center said in a statement that an ISIS member managed on Monday to escape while he was taken to a hospital in the city of Manbij.
He was able to surprise the members of the protection, seize one of their weapons and shoot them, before fleeing.
The Asayish stated that the incident claimed the lives of two members.
They pointed out that the investigations regarding this incident is ongoing in conjunction with the pursuit of the fugitive.
The city of Manbij, east of Aleppo, is one of the most important industrial centers in northern Syria, as it is a transportation hub and sits on a commercial road linking the Autonomous Administration held areas with those of the Syrian government, in addition to opposition-held areas in northern Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS liberated Manbij from ISIS in 2016 following fierce battles.
Following its liberation from ISIS, the Arabs, Kurds, Circassians and Turkmen, who constitute the fabric of Manbij, established their own administration under the name of Democratic Civil Administration of Manbij and its Countryside to run the affairs of their region. Then, this administration joined the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).