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Over 1,000 Syrians Died In Airport Prison Under Bashar al-Assad: Report
More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report.
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"Every Minute You're Dying": Syrian Man Reveals Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, a Syrian man living in London revealed the full extent of his horrific detention in one of Syria's most notorious prisons Al-Khatib, a place infamous among survivors as "Hell on Earth."
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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused of war crimes.
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Freed Syrian Prisoners Return To Their 'Death Dormitory'
Basim Faiz Mawat and Mohammed Hanania visited the Damascus cell that they used to call the 'death dormitory' where their guards never showed mercy.
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Travis Timmerman, Missing US Citizen Found In Syria After Release From Prison
The United States is working to get an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria out of the country and bring him home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jordan, where he held meetings to discuss the political transition of Syria.
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Opinion | A Power Vacuum In Syria Is A Threat For Everyone
The spectre of another monstrosity like ISIS rising again in Syria may not be too far-fetched.
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Dutch Woman Who Joined ISIS, Sexually Abused Yazidi Slave In Syria, Jailed
A Dutch court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison for joining Islamic State in Syria and keeping a Yazidi woman as slave.
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Syrian Female Blogger Freed From Assad Jails: Mother
Syrian blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been released 15 years after she was swept away into deposed president Bashar al-Assad's notorious prison system at the age of 19, her mother said.
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Jordanian Man Returns Home After Spending 38 Years In Syrian Jails
A Jordanian man has returned to his home country after spending 38 years in Syrian jails, an official said on Tuesday, after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad ended an agonising wait for his family.
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Mass Hangings, Torture That Destroyed Hope: Syria's 'Human Slaughterhouse'
As a 13-year-old rebellion overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the rebels released prisoners held up for years in government prisons near Damascus, Hama and Aleppo. Among these prisons, the most notorious is Saydnaya
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20 ISIS Terrorists Escape After Earthquake Damages Syria Prison
The 7.8-magnitude quake -- which was followed by dozens of aftershocks in the region -- caused damage to the prison, with walls and doors cracking, the source added.
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US Woman Who Led Female ISIS Battalion Gets 20 Years In Jail
An American woman who converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State in Syria, leading an all-female military battalion, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US court Tuesday.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Syrian Prisons, Officials
The United States on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on eight prisons run by Syria's intelligence apparatus, some of which featured in graphic images by a former Syrian military photographer codenamed "Caesar" that show brutal torture.
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In A Syria Prison, 5,000 Former ISIS Terrorists Never See The Sun
Just months ago, the most hardcore among them were still bent on defending the last sliver of the ISIS group's "caliphate" in Baghouz, Syria.
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Two Taken Prisoner In Raid Which Led To Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death, Says US
Two men were taken captive by US forces during the raid in Syria that led to the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a top American military official said Monday.
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Over 1,000 Syrians Died In Airport Prison Under Bashar al-Assad: Report
More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report.
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"Every Minute You're Dying": Syrian Man Reveals Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, a Syrian man living in London revealed the full extent of his horrific detention in one of Syria's most notorious prisons Al-Khatib, a place infamous among survivors as "Hell on Earth."
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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused of war crimes.
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Freed Syrian Prisoners Return To Their 'Death Dormitory'
Basim Faiz Mawat and Mohammed Hanania visited the Damascus cell that they used to call the 'death dormitory' where their guards never showed mercy.
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Travis Timmerman, Missing US Citizen Found In Syria After Release From Prison
The United States is working to get an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria out of the country and bring him home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jordan, where he held meetings to discuss the political transition of Syria.
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Opinion | A Power Vacuum In Syria Is A Threat For Everyone
The spectre of another monstrosity like ISIS rising again in Syria may not be too far-fetched.
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Dutch Woman Who Joined ISIS, Sexually Abused Yazidi Slave In Syria, Jailed
A Dutch court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison for joining Islamic State in Syria and keeping a Yazidi woman as slave.
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Syrian Female Blogger Freed From Assad Jails: Mother
Syrian blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been released 15 years after she was swept away into deposed president Bashar al-Assad's notorious prison system at the age of 19, her mother said.
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Jordanian Man Returns Home After Spending 38 Years In Syrian Jails
A Jordanian man has returned to his home country after spending 38 years in Syrian jails, an official said on Tuesday, after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad ended an agonising wait for his family.
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Mass Hangings, Torture That Destroyed Hope: Syria's 'Human Slaughterhouse'
As a 13-year-old rebellion overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the rebels released prisoners held up for years in government prisons near Damascus, Hama and Aleppo. Among these prisons, the most notorious is Saydnaya
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20 ISIS Terrorists Escape After Earthquake Damages Syria Prison
The 7.8-magnitude quake -- which was followed by dozens of aftershocks in the region -- caused damage to the prison, with walls and doors cracking, the source added.
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US Woman Who Led Female ISIS Battalion Gets 20 Years In Jail
An American woman who converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State in Syria, leading an all-female military battalion, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US court Tuesday.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Syrian Prisons, Officials
The United States on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on eight prisons run by Syria's intelligence apparatus, some of which featured in graphic images by a former Syrian military photographer codenamed "Caesar" that show brutal torture.
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In A Syria Prison, 5,000 Former ISIS Terrorists Never See The Sun
Just months ago, the most hardcore among them were still bent on defending the last sliver of the ISIS group's "caliphate" in Baghouz, Syria.
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Two Taken Prisoner In Raid Which Led To Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death, Says US
Two men were taken captive by US forces during the raid in Syria that led to the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a top American military official said Monday.
