Syrian released after 39 years from Assad prison as rebels seize Aleppo, Hama: ’Can’t imagine how ...’
Live MintSyria News: For almost four decades, Moammar Ali has been on a relentless search for his older brother, Ali Hassan al-Ali, who disappeared in 1986. Thousands of Prisoners Released Amid Shifting Alliances in Syria Ali Hassan’s release was part of a broader shift in Syria’s north, where forces led by the Islamist group Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham made significant territorial gains. In the wake of HTS’s recent military successes, many prisoners held by the Syrian government were set free, including Ali Hassan. “We still have hope, I feel like he’s still alive and I think he will come back and live with us,” Jinan said, explaining her family's continued search despite years of silence. Syrians prisons are to many emblematic of the government repression that earned Syria the title of the “Kingdom of Silence” Imagine that I haven’t seen him for 39 years and then all of a sudden his picture is sent to you, how would you feel?
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