AMMAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Three hundred Islamic State militants surrendered on Monday to Kurdish-led forces at a prison the militants had occupied in northern Syria since last Thursday, the U.S.-backed force said in a statement on Monday.
The U.S.-led coalition has staged several air strikes against Islamic State militants who fled to the area.
(Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi Editing by Gareth Jones)
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