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Syria arrests former officer accused of war crimes

From Alsumaria · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Internal security in Latakia announced the arrest of former officer Major General Jalal Kamel Saqr.
  • Saqr was identified as the former commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade in Bashar al-Assad’s forces and is accused of war crimes.

Internal security in Latakia announced the arrest of Major General Jalal Kamel Saqr, a former commander in Bashar al-Assad’s forces accused of committing war crimes.

The announcement identified Saqr as the former commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade. The report provided no further details about the allegations or the circumstances of his arrest.

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Originally published by Alsumaria in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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