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Such individuals may be tasked with returning to their units, should they still exist, or joining other groups to gather information and relay it to the US intelligence.

Anyway, this is where things are getting interesting. After an inmate gives initial agreement for cooperation and proves himself valuable, he is (more often than not) contacted by US intelligence members who take his faith in their hands from there on.

By the way, if you suspect that some people pretended to be #ISIS just for perks, you might be right.

Why all this perks? Well, there is a catch. #SDF intelligence systematically pick inmates that are considered valuable assets to convince them to act as informers and/or mediators. Some also express desire to join the SDF.

Captured fighters along with their wives and children enjoy some privileges: they are fed four decent (better than average) meals a day, are not obliged to work, are allowed to receive a visitor once a week, make a phone call twice a week and roam freely in recreational spaces.

There are also solitary confinement cells for notorious terrorists, dangerous individuals and those who require special treatment. Each facility is guarded by Asayish and/or YAT members with their numbers up to 100 guards in a single prison.

Every prison has cells, interrogation rooms, visiting rooms and recreational spaces. Each cell usually hosts around five prisoners and has a TV and a bathroom.

These numbers are approximate and should be higher now after many #ISIS terrorists surrendered to #SDF in #Baghuz.

There's more to these perks, it will be covered later in the thread.

The main six prisons are located in #Hasaka province and contain around 2700 people, the major part being male #ISIS terrorists. Fighters and their families enjoy some minor perks compared to other inmates such as members of SDF detained for dereliction of duty, corruption, etc.

Where does #SDF keep captured #ISIS terrorists and their families? This thread will explore SDF detention facilities in northern Syria that have been running well beyond their capacity after an influx of surrendered #ISIS fighters.

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