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Syria rebel leader vows to pursue former officials for torture
The Philippine Star
|December 11, 2024
Syria's Islamist rebel leader yesterday vowed to pursue former senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes, a day after he began talks on the transfer of power following President Bashar al-Assad's ouster.
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Assad fled Syria as the Islamist-led opposition alliance swept into the capital Damascus, bringing a spectacular end on Sunday to five decades of brutal rule by his clan.
This story is from the December 11, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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