Syria's 'Slaughterhouse' Jail Sednaya Prison Near Damascus

Syria's 'Slaughterhouse' Jail Sednaya Prison Near Damascus

People searching and looking for loved ones at Sednaya prison in Damascus, Syria on December 9, 2024. Syrian rescuers searched the Sednaya jail, synonymous with the worst atrocities of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's rule, as people in the capital on December 9 gathered to celebrate a day after Assad fled while Islamist-led rebels swept into the capital, ending five decades of brutal rule over a country ravaged by one of the deadliest wars of the century. Photo by Abdullah Golani/Ay Ajans/ABACAPRESS.COM

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