The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have hit back at claims made by The Guardian newspaper that Islamic State (IS) prisoners were paying large sums of money to secure their release. In its report, The Guardian said it had seen a “release form” which allegedly showed that “Syrian men imprisoned without trial can pay an $8,000 (£6,000) fine to be freed”. The SDF denied these claims, describing the documents as “fake”. “After reviewing the document, we confirmed categorically that it is fake and there is no such document in the SDF’s official documents or those of the Autonomous Administration of …

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