Photos of the funeral for victims of a deadly prison fire and riot in northern Syria

Mourners attend a funeral for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison following days of tensions and protests in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

Mourners carry the coffin of one of the prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison, during a mass funeral in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

Mourners holding portraits gather beside graves during a mass funeral for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

A mourner holds a portrait of one of the prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison, during a mass funeral in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

Fighters with the Kurdish Women's Protection Units, or YPJ, stand during a funeral ceremony for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison following days of tensions and protests in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

Women mourn during a mass funeral for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

A Kurdish flag flies over central Kobani, northern Syria, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

Mourners attend a mass funeral for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad - AP▲

By BADERKHAN AHMAD - Associated Press

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KOBANI, Syria (AP) — Mourners gathered in Kobani for the funeral of at least seven people killed in a prison fire and riot. The unrest reportedly began over plans to transfer inmates to Aleppo during tensions between Kurdish authorities and Syria’s government.

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