Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice

Powerful images have emerged showing Syrians, including women and children, being freed from prisons across the country after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Syrians search for loved ones at notorious prison after Assad regime's downfall

Two days after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government, the Biden administration said it would recognize the new Syrian government under certain conditions. Meanwhile, Syrians searched for ...
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Bodies showing signs of torture found at Damascus hospital, rebels say

Pictures showed bodies wrapped in blood-stained shrouds piled up inside a morturary at Harasta Hospital near Damascus.
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Syrians search the notorious Saydnaya prison seeking loved ones and answers

The first place hundreds rushed to when news broke that the Assad regime had fallen was the military prison in Saydnaya, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as “the slaughterhouse.”
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Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of ...
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Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing

The regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades.
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Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison

Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.
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Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison

It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.
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Syrians across Germany rejoice at demise of despised leader al-Assad

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Syrian state TV airs video saying President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all jail detainees freed

Syrian state TV airs video saying President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all jail detainees freed
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Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice

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Syrians search for loved ones at notorious prison after Assad regime's downfall

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