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Sunday, 1 November 2026dailybeirut.com
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The Syrian Interior Ministry accused dissident figures and isolationist currents within the dissolved “SDF” organization of instigating a prison riot in Kobani that killed seven inmates and injured 25 others.
The Syrian Interior Ministry has attributed the recent unrest at Kobani Prison to isolationist figures and currents operating within the now-dissolved Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) organization.
Nour al-Din al-Baba, spokesperson for the Syrian Interior Ministry, told the Syrian News Channel that “it was notable that certain individuals affiliated with the dissolved SDF were involved,” adding that authorities had detained four of them. He stated officials also feared some prison guards at Kobani had facilitated their smuggling.
According to al-Baba, internal security forces relocated the four detained individuals toward Aleppo for interrogation. This move, he said, prompted some prison guards at Kobani to incite detainees, triggering the outbreak of unrest.
Al-Baba described the conclusion of the incident as regrettable for the detainees themselves: seven were killed in an unfortunate incident, and 25 others sustained injuries. He specified that those detained either had military backgrounds—having previously served in the SDF—or were convicted criminals from the Kobani area.
Al-Baba affirmed that isolationist figures and currents within the dissolved SDF continue seeking to revert developments to their starting point and undermine any national settlement aimed at preserving Syria’s unity and territorial integrity—and ensuring peace and stability for all Syrian components.
At the end of last month, Mazloum Abdi announced the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), citing the “completion of its mission,” prior to his appointment as advisor to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
