Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian prison chief, was found guilty of torture and immigration fraud charges, becoming the ...

The former head of Syria's largest civil prison was found guilty of ordering the torture of inmates who refused his orders to harm political prisoners of the Assad regime.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Syrian government says it has taken over control of al-Aqtan prison, a facility in the northeastern city of Raqqa housing a ...

By Kanishka Singh and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a former Syrian ...

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted former Syrian official Samir Ousman Alsheikh for torture and immigration fraud. Alsheikh, who led the Damascus Central Prison, faces multiple counts of torture ...

A Middle East expert testified the magic carpet is a torture device that was commonly used in Syria's civilian and military ...

A former Syrian prison chief has been convicted in a landmark torture trial in Los Angeles. Copyright 2026 NPR The biggest portion of Boise State Public Radio's funding comes from readers like you who ...

Syrian government forces stand guard outside Al-Aqtan prison on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, as negotiations are underway between the Syrian government and the ...

The first group of Syrian detainees previously held in Lebanon’s Roumieh Central Prison and other facilities arrived at ...

Hundreds of IS members escaped a prison amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the SDF, the country's main Kurdish-led force.Here are the latest developments in Syria: Ceasefire talks held ...

U.S. officials prevented catastrophic ISIS prison break in Syria by secretly moving nearly 6,000 "worst of the worst" ...

RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces took control Friday of a prison housing members of the Islamic State group in the north of the country, after hundreds of Kurdish fighters who were ...