Nada Maucourant Atallah

The National, one of the first media outlets to visit the empty facility, speaks to security personnel and local residents to reconstruct the escape

Damascus and Kurdish-led force trade blame amid clashes around ISIS detention sites and fears of a security vacuum

Army and rival Syrian Democratic Forces trade accusations of attacks as fighting breaks out near ISIS prison

Residents of northern city welcome return to control of government forces

Ceasefire agreed after Deir Ezzor and Raqqa retaken from SDF in rapid government offensive

Damascus declares areas west of the Euphrates a military zone, announcing rapid gains in SDF-held territories

Heavy clashes resume in last SDF stronghold of west Euphrates despite agreement

Battle for control of Kurdish-held areas sheds harsh light on unresolved tensions between Damascus and SDF

Deadly clashes between army and Kurdish-led forces have ended

While Damascus says the military campaign to take over areas controlled by Kurdish fighters in Aleppo is over, fears of renewed violence persist

US envoy 'deeply concerned' by bloody exchanges between Kurdish fighters and army

Residents flee homes once again as truce compromised in Syrian city's Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods

Clashes in Kurdish district of Sheikh Maqsoud resumed overnight as Syrian forces try to expel remaining fighters

Syria and Israel have agreed to share intelligence and explore commercial ties

Warning comes after army announced completion of first phase of disarmament plan