Members of the militant group Islamic State (IS) have clashed with US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria. At least 120 people were killed in the clashes. The dead included seven civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based human rights group, said in a statement on Saturday. The clashes between Kurdish and IS fighters have been going on since last Thursday night. The clashes erupted when hundreds of IS members revolted at the Kurdish-run Goren prison in the country's Has aka town. Advertising The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead included at least six IS members and 39 Kurdish fighters. Prison guards are also on the list of those killed. They were killed in clashes inside and outside the jail. The group, which monitors the war, says IS carried out the first attack to free its captive members from the Goren prison. They also occupied the prison arsenal. The group added that many IS prisoners had escaped from prisons during the clashes. Kurdish forces have been able to detain hundreds of them. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there had been heavy fighting overnight on Saturday. Kurdish forces have taken control of the prison and are trying to deactivate IS members in and around the area. The media, known as the mouthpiece of IS, told us that IS militants launched the operation with two suicide bombings after seizing a prison arsenal. In this operation, they were able to free hundreds of their members from prison. In a video released to me, IS members were seen carrying black flags and surrounding a group of potential prison guards during the attack. The photo, provided by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, shows flags and bags of Islamic State fighters captured by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after an attack on the Goren prison in the Syrian city of Has aka. Clashes between Islamic State (IS) groups and Kurdish forces continue for a third day Saturday. Earlier, IS militants attacked a prison holding jihadists, killing more than 80 people, an observer said. The bomber struck shortly afternoon in front of a police recruiting center in the northern city of Has aka. This is their most significant attack since announcing the defeat of their "caliphate" almost three years ago. Remi Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the violence killed at least 26 members of the Kurdish security forces, five civilians and 45 members of IS. The Observatory said IS carried out the attack on the prison on Thursday night. The prison held about 3,500 suspected members of the jihadist group, including some of their leaders. The British-based watchdog said the jihadists had "taken the weapons they found" from the detention center. The agency relied on sources in war-torn Syria for information. Hundreds of jihadi detainees have been recaptured since the incident. However, dozens of jihadists are still at large, the Observatory said. They say the prison was surrounded by Kurdish forces with the help of an international coalition. Farad Sami, a spokesman for the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), described the situation as "exceptional" and said, fighting is taking place north of the prison. The jihadist group said in a statement on Friday that the bomber struck shortly afternoon in front of a police recruiting center.
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