Syria Army recruits prisoners

The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves prisoners on condition that they serve in the army.

The army, according to state news agency SANA on the rise in the north of the country. It has the major transport hub of al-Rasafa captured by Islamic State (IS). The intersection is located 40 kilometers southwest of the city of Raqqa, the Sunni extremists of IS headquarters in Syria.