{"id":2545411,"date":"2026-01-20T19:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kurds-blame-peace-talk-breakdown-for-isis-prisoner-escape\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:27:20","slug":"kurds-blame-peace-talk-breakdown-for-isis-prisoner-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kurds-blame-peace-talk-breakdown-for-isis-prisoner-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurds blame peace talk breakdown for ISIS prisoner escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkurds-blame-peace-talk-breakdown-for-isis-prisoner-escape%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2545411&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) blamed a breakdown in peace talks with Syria&#8217;s transitional government and &#8220;international indifference&#8221; for a reported prison break that let at least 120 ISIS detainees escape from SDF-held facilities; just over 80 were later recaptured. The incident coincided with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-overtakes-ron-desantis-for-no-2-spot-in-realclearpolitics-polling-average\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley surpasses Ron DeSantis in RealClearPolitics polls\">intensified clashes<\/a> between the SDF and government forces and prompted the SDF to withdraw from Al-Hol camp and redeploy to protect nearby towns. The SDF and Damascus had signed a ceasefire on Sunday that quickly faltered; a new four-day ceasefire was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >announced amid ongoing disputes<\/a> over violations. Under the January 18 agreement, the SDF agreed to integrate into the Syrian military and transfer its territory, infrastructure and ISIS detention facilities to government control. The Trump management has shifted its posture toward the Syrian transitional government, with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack saying Damascus is now positioned to assume counterterrorism responsibilities and that the original U.S.-SDF partnership has largely expired. President Trump said he worked with Syrian authorities to stop the prison break, posted praise from foreign leaders, and asserted the U.S. is trying to protect the Kurds as the political and security situation remains fluid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Formerly US-backed Kurds blame peace talk breakdown for ISIS prisoner escape<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2478778\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led coalition once backed by the United States, has blamed a reported prison break on the breakdown in peace talks with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\">Syria&rsquo;s<\/a> transitional government for a reported prison break involving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/isis\/\">ISIS<\/a> fighters.<\/p>\n<p>At least 120 ISIS <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prisoners\/\">prisoners<\/a> escaped prisons in SDF territory on Monday. Just over 80 prisoners were recaptured, but the incident forced the SDF to withdraw amid intensified fighting with government forces. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4426665\/trump-board-of-peace-replace-united-nations\/\">Trump says his Board of Peace might replace UN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4426294\/house-blockade-tariff-votes-trump-greenland-threats\/\">House blockade on tariff votes at risk of expiring over Trump&rsquo;s Greenland threats&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4425887\/danish-member-european-parliament-anders-vistisen-tells-trump-f-off\/\">Danish member of the European Parliament tells Trump to &#8216;f*** off&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Kurdish-led militia cast the blame on &ldquo;international indifference&rdquo; for its withdrawal. The prison held ISIS fighters captive during the country&rsquo;s civil war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to the international indifference toward the issue of the ISIS terrorist organization and the failure of the international community to assume its responsibilities in addressing this serious matter, our forces were compelled to withdraw from Al-Hol Camp and redeploy in the vicinity of cities in northern Syria that are facing increasing risks and threats,&rdquo; the SDF <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SDF_Syria\/status\/2013600093501329578\">posted on X<\/a> Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian government and the SDF <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423443\/kurdish-forces-ceasefire-syrian-government\/\">signed a ceasefire<\/a> on Sunday, but the agreement has struggled to hold as violent clashes continued. As a result, a new four-day ceasefire was announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether the temporary agreement will hold or lead to a more permanent solution, as both sides accused the other of immediately violating the prior ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, the SDF will integrate into the Syrian military and hand over its territory and infrastructure to government forces. That includes the transfer of ISIS prisons to the government.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian government said it reached an understanding with the SDF, which stated it intends to abide by the four-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We announce the full commitment of our forces to the ceasefire that was agreed upon with the government in Damascus, and we affirm that we will not initiate any military action unless our forces are subjected to any attacks in the future,&rdquo; the SDF <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SDF_Syria\/status\/2013649686389756318\">said in a statement<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also affirm our openness to political paths, negotiated solutions, and dialogue, and our readiness to move forward with the implementation of the January 18 agreement in a manner that serves de-escalation and stability,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The development came after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> spoke with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa, whose office said Syria remains committed to preserving the rights of the Kurds and fighting ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Tuesday he closely followed the ISIS prisoner escape from Syrian prisons, adding al Sharaa was &ldquo;working very, very hard&rdquo; to fight ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by a reporter what the U.S. would do to ensure Kurdish rights are protected in Syria, Trump replied, &ldquo;We get along with the Kurds, and we are trying to protect the Kurds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is presently more aligned with the Syrian transitional government than the SDF. The U.S. previously coordinated with the Kurdish group to combat ISIS terrorists in Syria, leading to the caliphate&rsquo;s downfall in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Barrack, who serves as the U.S. special envoy to Syria, announced the Trump administration&rsquo;s shift away from the SDF on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Syria now has an acknowledged central government that has joined the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (as its 90th member in late 2025), signaling a westward pivot and cooperation with the US on counterterrorism,&rdquo; Barrack <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAMBTurkiye\/status\/2013635851570336016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2013635851570336016%7Ctwgr%5Efd7a0dc6b3f6319f8578331d4211c9f1a3994907%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2026%2F1%2F20%2Fus-envoy-says-sdfs-role-in-syria-has-largely-expired-after-isil\">wrote on X<\/a> in part. &ldquo;This shifts the rationale for the US-SDF partnership: the original purpose of the SDF as the primary anti-ISIS force on the ground has largely expired, as Damascus is now both willing and positioned to take over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-treasury-department-ignoring-national-security-responsibilities-experts-say\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Treasury Department Ignoring National Security Responsibilities, Experts Say\">security responsibilities<\/a>, including control of ISIS detention facilities and camps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following the ISIS prison break, Trump posted flattering text messages from French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115925848634299232\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> and NATO Secretary-General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115926107400617491\">Mark Rutte<\/a> hailing his actions in Syria. They did not specifically mention what Trump did that they liked, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-for-ceasefire-in-latest-call-with-israeli-pm-netanyahu\/\" title=\"Biden Calls For ... In Latest Call With Israeli PM Netanyahu\">president welcomed<\/a> their praise as he prepares to attend the World Economic Forum&rsquo;s annual summit in Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4424592\/isis-escape-kurdish-prisons-syria-fighting\/\">ISIS FIGHTERS REPORTEDLY ESCAPE FROM KURDISH PRISONS AMID FIGHTING WITH GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, we did a good job with Syria,&rdquo; Trump told the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/20\/us-news\/trump-reveals-why-he-posted-emmanuel-macrons-private-text-message-and-says-he-stopped-wild-syria-prison-break-by-terrorists\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>  on Tuesday. &ldquo;They had a prison break. European prisoners were breaking and I got it stopped. That was yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;European terrorists were in prison. They had a prison break,&rdquo; he claimed. &ldquo;And working with the government of Syria and the new leader of Syria, they captured all the prisoners, put them back to jail, and these were the worst terrorists in the world, all from Europe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kurds blame peace-talk collapse for ISIS escape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2545412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26019567822833.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[71533,3937,46280,71532,71531],"class_list":["post-2545411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceasefire-negotiations","tag-isis","tag-kurds","tag-peace-talk-breakdown","tag-prisoner-escape"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26019567822833.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2545411"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545415,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545411\/revisions\/2545415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2545412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2545411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2545411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2545411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}