Ankara, Dec 16, 2024 (AFP) - Turkish rescuers search infamous Syria jail

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2024-12-16

A team of Turkish rescuers began an in-depth search of Syria's infamous Saydnaya prison on Monday, a spokesman for Turkey's AFAD disaster management agency told AFP. Located just north of Damascus, the prison has become a symbol of the rights abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011. Prisoners held inside the complex, which was the site of extrajudicial executions, torture and forced disappearances, were......

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