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Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
L OS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in ...
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Ex-Assad official charged in California for 'flying carpet' torture at Syrian prison
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture allegedly committed at a prison he oversaw for years. Samir Ousman Sheikh ...
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Former Syrian official charged with torture and visa fraud in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, California — A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture and visa fraud by a federal grand jury, according to a press release from the United States Department ...
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Syrian rebels are killed in gun battles trying to arrest Assad official accused of issuing execution orders for thousands of prisoners
Six Syrian rebels have been killed in clashes with supporters of ousted president Bashar al-Assad while trying to arrest a former government official, a British-based war monitor reports.
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form an army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...
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Syrian government forces hunt for a senior Assad official
Security forces for Syria’s new government were pursuing at least one senior official and military forces loyal to the former dictatorship Thursday as they struggled to tamp down unrest in a ...