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Mohammed Kanjo Hassan was arrested in the Tartus province; it is believed he has issued 'thousands' of sentences for people ...

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Aleppo-based activist says pro-Iranian elements behind violence caused the death of security personnel and torched religious sites.

A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely a mass grave for ...

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Three rights group on Monday appealed to Syria's new rulers to urgently preserve evidence of atrocities committed under former president Bashar al-Assad.