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Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
NDTV3d
Assad's Cousin, Who Suppressed 2011 Peaceful Protests, Arrested In Syria
Syria's new authorities on Friday announced ... the crimes he committed against the Syrian people," SANA reported. The protest movement against Assad began in Daraa on March 15, 2011, after ...
Egypt Independent3d
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
Middle East Eye3d
Protests and bloodshed at Tishreen Dam, the Syrian war’s last faultline
Boza, a 65-year-old farmer from Kobani in northern Syria, had travelled to the Euphrates River by convoy on 15 January. He was part of a sit-in protest on the Tishreen Dam, organised by the local ...
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Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising
Syria's new ruling authority has carried out ... where Najib was security chief, sparked protests and eventually ignited a nationwide uprising that was met with a brutal crackdown by the Assad ...