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Military official involved in Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ arrested in Syria
A former top military official who issued death sentences for detainees in Damascus’s Sednaya prison has been arrested by Syria’s new administration.
Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at the Beirut airport
Syrian Government Forces Hunt for a Senior Assad Official
Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.
Syria arrests top official who sentenced thousands to death in Sednaya, report claims
The hunt for the former head of the military judiciary under long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad, Mohammed Kanjou al-Hassan, sparked deadly clashes in the west of the country between al-Assad loyalists and government security officials.
Syria authorities arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties: NGO
A Syria war monitor said Thursday the country’s new authorities had arrested a military justice official under the ousted government of president Bashar al-Assad who issued death sentences for people held in the notorious Saydnaya prison.
Syrian Rebel Government Hunts for Senior Assad Official, Prompting Deadly Clashes
Security forces for Syria’s new government were pursuing at least one senior official and military forces loyal to the former dictatorship on Thursday, as they struggled to tamp down unrest in a number of regions and stabilize the country.
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Deadly fight erupts between security forces and Assad loyalists in war-rattled Syria
Fierce clashes erupted on Thursday between security forces of Syria's transitional government and loyalists of ousted ...
Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new ...
Inside the abandoned homes of Assad's ruthless enforcers
Jamil Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by people who lived on his street, is among the senior regime figures who have ...
Who Was in Ousted Syrian President Assad's Inner Circle and Where Are They Now?
After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded ...
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US indicts two Assad officials for torture in Syria, rebels vow to hold them accountable
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the torture was carried out on anyone suspected of aiding or supporting groups opposed to Assad’s regime during the Syrian civil war. Prosecutors said Hassan ...
War in Syria: How Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle fled after his fall
A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria’s ruling clan off guard. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to ...
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Who is Mohammad Kanjo Hassan? The former Syrian official accused of Sednaya prison executions
Follow the latest on Syria Syria's new authorities have arrested the former head of the military judiciary in the ousted ...