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Fighters of the ruling Syrian body inspect the site of a mass grave from the rule of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Najha

World Dec 18

Syrians attempt to uncover fate of thousands detained and feared murdered under Assad

By Simona Foltyn

World Dec 17

Syria
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After fall of Assad, mother of Austin Tice has renewed hope son will be found in Syria

Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, is one of the longest-held American hostages abroad. The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime in Syria has renewed hope that Tice will be found some 12 years…

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

World Dec 12

Hayat al-Turki searches Sednaya prison in the hope of finding her relatives
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Freed Syrian prisoners describe the horrors they faced under Assad

The Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were…

By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev

World Jan 12

A Syrian flag is seen during an evacuation of rebels and civilians from Beit Jann, in Mogher al-Meer village
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Syrian official faces war crime charges for overseeing brutal prison torture

On Thursday in a German courtroom, a verdict will be rendered in the world's first trial against a high-ranking former officer in the Syrian regime for crimes against humanity. Anwar Ruslan was in charge of interrogations in a government prison…

By Adithya Sambamurthy and Luna Watfa, REVEAL

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