ISIS prisoners escaped from a northeastern Syria prison and some remain unaccounted for after chaos made tracking impossible, according to Syria analyst Nanar Hawach.

The Iraqi prime minister and the US special envoy for Syria discussed the situation in the region and the latest developments in Syria.

Chaos around prisons holding ISIS detainees in Syria is highlighting security risks for U.S. forces in the region.

The crisis in Syria is affecting Kurds all over the world, primarily due to the fear that members of the Syrian government’s security forces may commit abuses amid the new offensive. Kurdish protesters took to the streets across the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq on Monday night amid increasing reports about clashes in Syria between the forces of the Syrian transitional government and those of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.