Syrian rebels free prisoners from ‘human slaughterhouses’ after Bashar al-Assad exit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syrian rebels free prisoners from ‘human slaughterhouses’ after Bashar al-Assad exit

Hindustan Times  

Armed Syrian rebels, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, freed hundreds of prisoners detained by exiled President Bashar al-Assad in jails, which the detainees describe as “slaughterhouses”. As the rebels swept across Syria, they broke through jails, where the government officials had fled, to free political prisoners detained by Assad since the beginning of ‘pro-democracy’ protests in 2011. Exiled Omar Alshogre, who survived three years of relentless torture from Assad's men, watched in awe as viral social media videos showed rebels freeing detained people. Torture in Syria's prisons Human rights groups like Amnesty International say that torture, execution and starvation are used systematically against political prisoners in Syrian jails.

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Syria: Over 200 Assad loyalists killed in clashes with government forces
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Syria: Over 200 Assad loyalists killed in clashes with government forces

India TV News  

Syria: Over 200 Assad loyalists killed in clashes with government forces Ongoing clashes between the two sides have marked the worst violence since Assad's government was toppled in early December by insurgent groups led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Over 200 ousted President Bashar Assad's loyalists were killed in clashes with the government forces in Syria's coastal areas, …

Assad Loyalists Carry Out Deadly Raids, Shaking War-Weary Syria
3 weeks ago

Assad Loyalists Carry Out Deadly Raids, Shaking War-Weary Syria

Live Mint  

-- Armed men affiliated with Syria’s toppled regime carried out surprise attacks on the port city of Latakia and other Mediterranean areas, killing more than a dozen security people in some of the fiercest confrontations since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December. The “pre-planned” offensive singled out multiple security sites in Jableh and the surrounding countryside, damaging government …

New Syrian regime executed 35 people in 3 days, war monitor accuses fighters of targeting pro-Assad officials
2 months ago

New Syrian regime executed 35 people in 3 days, war monitor accuses fighters of targeting pro-Assad officials

Firstpost  

The war monitor argued that the groups ‘carried out reprisals and settled old scores with members of the Alawite minority to which Bashar al-Assad belongs, taking advantage of the state of chaos, the proliferation of arms and their ties to the new authorities’ A month after taking over Syria, fighters affiliated with the country’s new leadership have carried out 35 …

The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions
2 months, 1 week ago

The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions

Hindustan Times  

FOR many Syrians, the past month has been bewildering. The barges are expected to generate 800 megawatts, which would boost Syria’s electricity output by 50%, welcome relief in a country where the state provides fewer than four hours of power a day. America’s sanctions on Syria date back to 1979, when it labelled the country a state sponsor of terrorism. …

Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad thing’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad thing’

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Handcuffed and squatting on the floor, Abdullah Zahra saw smoke rising from his cellmate’s flesh as his torturers gave him electric shocks. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at Branch 215, a detention facility …

Inside Syria’s notorious Palestine Branch: Tales of torture and fear
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Syria’s notorious Palestine Branch: Tales of torture and fear

Al Jazeera  

Damascus, Syria – “Palestine Branch”, also known as Branch 235, is an intelligence-run prison in Syria that everyone in the country feared and loathed. The branch rose in the 1980s, expanding from its initial mandate of monitoring Palestinian groups and all matters concerning Palestine, it took on more and more files until it was handling more than any other branch …

AP PHOTOS: Syria’s new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad’s loyalists
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Syria’s new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad’s loyalists

Associated Press  

HOMS, Syria — Syria’s new security forces deployed in tanks on Thursday in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad who have refused to surrender their weapons. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Members of the new security forces search an apartment …

AP PHOTOS: Syria's new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad's loyalists
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Syria's new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad's loyalists

The Independent  

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Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions

Associated Press  

DOUMA, Syria — Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the most haunting mysteries of the country’s 13-year civil war. “We are gathering here to remind the world of their case,” Yassin Haj Saleh, Khalil’s husband, said Wednesday, adding that the disappearance of …

Nearly 300 arrested in Syria crackdown on Assad loyalists: monitor
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 300 arrested in Syria crackdown on Assad loyalists: monitor

The Hindu  

Syria's new authorities have arrested nearly 300 people, including informants, pro-regime fighters and former soldiers, in a crackdown on loyalists to ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, a monitor said Sunday. "In less than a week, nearly 300 people have been detained in Damascus and its suburbs, as well as in Homs, Hama, Tartus, Latakia and even Deir Ezzor," said Rami …

Nearly 300 arrested in Syria crackdown on Assad loyalists: monitor
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 300 arrested in Syria crackdown on Assad loyalists: monitor

Hindustan Times  

Syria's new authorities have arrested nearly 300 people, including informants, pro-regime fighters and former soldiers, in a crackdown on loyalists to ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, a monitor said Sunday. Nearly 300 arrested in Syria crackdown on Assad loyalists: monitor Since rebels led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group toppled Assad three weeks ago, ending more than five decades …

Syrian rebels arrest top official who 'ordered thousands of executions for Assad' at notorious Sednaya Prison - after furious gunbattle in Russian-controlled Tartus
3 months ago

Syrian rebels arrest top official who 'ordered thousands of executions for Assad' at notorious Sednaya Prison - after furious gunbattle in Russian-controlled Tartus

Daily Mail  

Syria's new authorities have arrested a military justice official who is believed to have ordered thousands of death sentences for detainees in the notorious Sednaya prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Thursday. According to the Association of Detainees and Missing Persons of Sednaya Prison, Kanjo Hassan headed Syria's military field court from 2011 to 2014, …

At least 14 security personnel of new Syrian regime killed in ‘ambush’ by Assad loyalists
3 months ago

At least 14 security personnel of new Syrian regime killed in ‘ambush’ by Assad loyalists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fourteen personnel of Syria's new …

Syria: At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new authorities say
3 months ago

Syria: At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new authorities say

CNN  

CNN — At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said on Thursday, in an indication of challenges for the country’s new government. It came hours after the new government’s military operations command said its forces killed “a besieged group of …

Two rebel fighters killed in clashes with supporters of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
3 months ago

Two rebel fighters killed in clashes with supporters of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Hindustan Times  

Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad's government killed two Islamic fighters on Wednesday and wounded others, according to interim officials. A banner with an image depicting the ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad is placed on the fire as a Syrian member of the rebel forces destroys drugs and alcoholic beverages, found at …

Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad's supporters leave casualties
3 months ago

Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad's supporters leave casualties

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Clashes between Islamists who took …

Syrians find candid photos of ousted President Bashar al-Assad from abandoned residences
3 months ago

Syrians find candid photos of ousted President Bashar al-Assad from abandoned residences

Hindustan Times  

Syrians find candid photos of ousted President Bashar al-Assad from abandoned residences Syrians are fascinated by glimpses from the private life of their ousted President Bashar al-Assad, who was accused of widespread. Syrians are fascinated by glimpses from the private life of their ousted President Bashar al-Assad, who was accused of widespread repression of dissenters. 2 / 4 A man …

Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
3 months, 1 week ago

Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers on Saturday reported to the country’s new rulers for the first time since Bashar Assad was ousted to answer questions about whether they may have been involved in crimes against civilians in exchange for a promised amnesty and return to civilian life. Members of Bashar Assad’s army or a pro-government militia, gather …

U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria
3 months, 1 week ago

U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria

LA Times  

A Syrian man holds the Syrian opposition flag as he passes by a picture of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024. Senior U.S. diplomats traveled to Damascus Friday and held a first-ever meeting with the rebels who toppled longtime dictator Bashar Assad. U.S. officials said they pressed the transitional government established by rebels to …

Syria’s de facto new leader says it is not a threat to the West
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3 months, 1 week ago

Syria’s de facto new leader says it is not a threat to the West

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Syria's de facto new leader …

Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’
3 months, 1 week ago

Syria’s interim gov’t pledges justice, jobs and security in ‘new era’

Al Jazeera  

Syria’s new rulers have pledged to create special tribunals for those who have “committed crimes against Syrians” under deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the interim government’s spokesman. In an interview with Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid, Obaid Arnaut said a key part of the new government’s mission as they usher in a “new era” is to re-establish people’s …

Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule
3 months, 1 week ago

Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule

Hindustan Times  

A German court handed a 10-year jail term to a Syrian former militia leader on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. Assad was toppled last week by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and Berlin has since warned that his supporters will continue to face justice in Germany for crimes they committed. When …

Proof that Syrian 'prisoner' discovered and freed by CNN crew was one of Assad's ruthless henchmen as ex-intelligence officer is now missing
3 months, 1 week ago

Proof that Syrian 'prisoner' discovered and freed by CNN crew was one of Assad's ruthless henchmen as ex-intelligence officer is now missing

Daily Mail  

A shocking image of the Syrian 'prisoner' who was discovered locked up Damascus prison by journalists proves that he was actually one of former dictator Bashar al-Assad's henchmen who ruthlessly killed and tortured inmates. But earlier this week Syrian fact-checking organization Verify-Sy reported that the man in the clip was in fact a first first lieutenant in the Syrian Air …

Syria: Freed prisoner identified as intelligence officer, ‘wasn’t aware that Assad regime had fallen’
3 months, 1 week ago

Syria: Freed prisoner identified as intelligence officer, ‘wasn’t aware that Assad regime had fallen’

Live Mint  

A man who was recently freed by the rebels from a Damascus jai lwas reportedly a former intelligence officer of the ousted Syrian regime The man was found while the news outlet was looking for missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice. He said he was being held in a jail that had been run by the Syrian air force’s intelligence services …

Prisoner freed by CNN in Syria was member of Assad’s forces who killed civilians and tortured innocent men: Report
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3 months, 1 week ago

Prisoner freed by CNN in Syria was member of Assad’s forces who killed civilians and tortured innocent men: Report

Hindustan Times  

A prisoner who was caught on camera being freed by a CNN reporter and her team was actually a notorious member of Bashar al-Assad’s forces, a local fact check has revealed. Fact-checkers Verify-Sy claimed the man is named Salama Mohammad Salama, a first lieutenant in Syrian air force intelligence who allegedly tortured people who refused to pay him off. Prisoner …

No US group searching for missing journalist in Syria: Justice Department
3 months, 1 week ago

No US group searching for missing journalist in Syria: Justice Department

India Today  

The US State Department on Monday said there is no US government organisation currently on the ground in Syria for the search of Austin Tice, an American journalist taken captive during a reporting trip in August 2012, but did not rule out the possibility. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at a regular news briefing that the US was …

Toppled Syrian President Bashar Al Assad flew $250 million in cash to Moscow: Report
3 months, 1 week ago

Toppled Syrian President Bashar Al Assad flew $250 million in cash to Moscow: Report

Hindustan Times  

According to a report, ousted Syrian President Bashar Al Assad sent $250 million in cash to Moscow between 2018 and 2019. FILE - An image of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad covers the facade of a provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, The report, if true, shows the financial ties that Assad enjoyed …

Syria: Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say
3 months, 1 week ago

Syria: Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say

CNN  

CNN — A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime, according to local residents, and not an ordinary citizen who had been imprisoned, as he had claimed. An image obtained by CNN on Monday now points to the man’s real identity – said …

Syria's Sednaya prison has been called the 'human slaughterhouse' but 'high-value prisoners' may still be hidden in secret locations
3 months, 1 week ago

Syria's Sednaya prison has been called the 'human slaughterhouse' but 'high-value prisoners' may still be hidden in secret locations

ABC  

Syria's Sednaya prison is where the extreme brutality of the Assad regime over the last 13 years was at its worst. It's believed the "salt rooms" were used as makeshift morgues to store dead bodies with the smell of decomposing corpses masked by ankle-deep granules of salt, according to the Association of Detainees and the Missing. Austin's brother Simon Tice …

Candid photos of Syria’s Assad expose a world beyond the carefully crafted and repressive rule
3 months, 1 week ago

Candid photos of Syria’s Assad expose a world beyond the carefully crafted and repressive rule

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who until days ago were persecuted for criticizing his carefully crafted public image. A man shows old pictures of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad as civilians ransack the private residence of overthrown President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district …

'Syria freed!': Thousands cheer at famed Damascus mosque
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Syria freed!': Thousands cheer at famed Damascus mosque

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on Damascus's landmark Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and chanting -- a sight unimaginable a week ago before rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Syrians wave "revolutionary" Syrian flags during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Families with …

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar Assad, was charged …

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former Syrian military official …

Syria: Missing US man found in Southern Damascus, says prison experience 'wasn't too bad'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria: Missing US man found in Southern Damascus, says prison experience 'wasn't too bad'

India TV News  

Damascus: Amid the political turmoil in Syria, a missing man from the US has been found in the country where he was kept in prison after entering the country as a pilgrim. It is to be noted that after rebels toppled Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad this week, thousands of persons from several prisons in the country have been released. …

Opinion: The U.S. should not yet trust Syria’s new regime
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The U.S. should not yet trust Syria’s new regime

LA Times  

After a half century of Assad family dictatorial rule, Bashar Assad has fled and Syrians can finally celebrate the end of a horrific regime that gassed, starved and murdered its own people. The fall of the Assad regime is also strategically beneficial to the U.S. and its allies in the region by virtue of removing a linchpin of Iran’s “axis …

Syrian anti-Assad activist and 35 others laid to rest in Damascus after torture
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syrian anti-Assad activist and 35 others laid to rest in Damascus after torture

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Syrians on Thursday buried activist Mazen al-Hamada, whose body was found alongside 35 others in a hospital morgue near Damascus following the ousting of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. On Thursday, outside the Al-Mujtahid hospital in Damascus, hundreds mourned Hamada's death, whose ordeal was emblematic of the atrocities suffered under Assad rule. "We won't forget your blood Mazen," they …

Amid the joy after Assad’s ouster, Syrians search for their missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid the joy after Assad’s ouster, Syrians search for their missing

LA Times  

11 was relatively pristine, with few signs of abuse save for a rictus of pained surprise. “Why did they take him?” For many, the journey into Assad’s gulags began in detention facilities attached to military intelligence branches; many of their headquarters are within the so-called Security Quarter of Damascus’ Kafr Sousa neighborhood, each equipped with prison cells and interrogation chambers. …

Will guarantee rights of all religious groups: New Syria PM Mohammad al-Bashir
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Will guarantee rights of all religious groups: New Syria PM Mohammad al-Bashir

India Today  

Syria's new Prime Minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee minority rights, in an interview published on Wednesday, also calling on the millions who fled the war to return home. In Aleppo, Syria's second city and the first major one captured by the rebels in their offensive, shopkeeper Ramadan Dali, 70, said that "we are …

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN  

CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. In response to questions about Syria’s lack of press freedoms and system of one-party rule, he engaged in classic “whataboutism.” He exhibited absolutely no responsibility nor remorse about Syrian human rights violations, instead deflecting and highlighting examples of US abuses in Iraq. Meanwhile Syria’s closest allies were also Iran - …

Battered corpses show the horrors of life and death under Syria’s Assad
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Battered corpses show the horrors of life and death under Syria’s Assad

CNN  

Damascus, Syria CNN — The bruised and battered bodies inside the morgue of Mujtahid Hospital are hard to look at — tangible evidence of the brutal regime of toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. “Even in the Middle Ages, they didn’t torture people like this.” Assad fled to Russia on Sunday after a lightning advance by Syria’s rebel groups, and the …

At a Syria morgue, people search for loved ones killed by Assad regime
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At a Syria morgue, people search for loved ones killed by Assad regime

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Chaeeb spoke softly into his phone, telling a relative the grim news: he found his brother at the Al-Mujtahid Hospital morgue. He doesn’t even have eyes.” The dead man was jailed five months ago, disappearing into a dark prison system under the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. “But dozens of families are arriving, and the numbers don’t match.” Some …

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN  

CNN — Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. In response to questions about Syria’s lack of press freedoms and system of one-party rule, he engaged in classic “whataboutism.” He exhibited absolutely no responsibility nor remorse about Syrian human rights violations, instead deflecting and highlighting examples of US abuses in Iraq. Meanwhile Syria’s closest allies were also Iran - …

Syria's Abu Mohammed al-Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria's Abu Mohammed al-Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad

ABC  

The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad has said he would hunt down anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees during the ousted Syrian president's rule, dissolve the security forces of the former regime and close its prisons. "We will pursue them in Syria, and we ask countries to hand over those who fled so …

Inside Syria's 'human slaughterhouse' execution block: Chilling images show punch bag used by guards to practice torturing prisoners and scattered possessions left behind
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside Syria's 'human slaughterhouse' execution block: Chilling images show punch bag used by guards to practice torturing prisoners and scattered possessions left behind

Daily Mail  

Hanging from the ceiling of the dank, dilapidated prison cell, and above the mountain of dirty prison uniforms is a sun-bleached punching bag, far too pale to have been replaced recently. Human rights groups say more than 100,000 Syrians have disappeared since the brutal dictator's crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2011, and since the dictator's fall, their loved ones have …

HTS Takes Control of Syria Amid Reform, Rights Concerns
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

HTS Takes Control of Syria Amid Reform, Rights Concerns

Deccan Chronicle  

The Syrian government has undergone a significant transformation, with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham assuming leadership following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad. HTS, previously designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and other nations, has announced plans to transition Syria towards a free-market economy in a bid to attract global investment and rebuild the nation’s shattered infrastructure. However, the …

Syria news: Kid scheduled to be executed the same day, walks out of Bashar Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria news: Kid scheduled to be executed the same day, walks out of Bashar Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’

Live Mint  

Syria news: Syria witnessed a historic moment, after a kid who was scheduled to be ‘slaughtered’ the same day, walked out of a cell of the Sednaya prison, which has been dubbed as Assad's ‘human slaughterhouse,’ reported Al Jazeera. ‘Hidden underground cells’ at Sednaya prison An intense search was underway at the Sednaya prison on Monday for “hidden underground cells,” …

New Syria PM says rights of all religious groups will be 'guaranteed' under rebel-led regime
3 months, 2 weeks ago

New Syria PM says rights of all religious groups will be 'guaranteed' under rebel-led regime

New Indian Express  

DAMASCUS: Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and its allies, which brought to a spectacular end five decades …

Syria’s al-Sharaa promises to punish those who tortured, killed detainees
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria’s al-Sharaa promises to punish those who tortured, killed detainees

Al Jazeera  

HTS leader seeks ‘justice’ for detainees as Syria’s new rulers attempt to stabilise the country after years of civilwar. “We will pursue them in Syria, and we ask countries to hand over those who fled so we can achieve justice,” Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, said in a statement published on the Syrian …

Desperate relatives of Syrian prisoners detained in hell-hole prison scour 'human slaughterhouse' near Damascus for signs of life
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Desperate relatives of Syrian prisoners detained in hell-hole prison scour 'human slaughterhouse' near Damascus for signs of life

Daily Mail  

Five years after his uncle was snatched by Syrian regime henchmen and thrown in the notorious Saydnaya prison, last week's lightening offensive finally gave Firas Kaid hope. The Damascus Countryside Governorate has had to go on social media to ask people to provide the codes to electronic underground doors to free the ‘more than 100,000 detainees who can be seen …

Is it a new dawn for Syria or a terror state in the making?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is it a new dawn for Syria or a terror state in the making?

Firstpost  

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime marks a historic moment for Syria, but the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — a group with roots in Al Qaeda — raises concerns about the country’s future. File Image/Reuters The sudden downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s decades-long regime in Syria marks a watershed moment in the region’s turbulent history. While some have welcomed the …

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