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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad’s Prison

Last updated: January 3, 2025 6:58 am
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Saydnaya prison, located north of Damascus in Syria, has become infamous for the inhumane abuses carried out by the Assad regime, particularly since the start of the country’s civil war in 2011.

The prison complex has been a site of extrajudicial executions, torture, and forced disappearances, symbolizing the atrocities committed by former president Bashar al-Assad.

When Syrian rebels captured Damascus recently, they announced the liberation of Saydnaya and the release of its long-suffering inmates, some of whom had been held captive since the 1980s.

Reports from the Association of Detainees and Missing Persons of Saydnaya Prison (ADMSP) indicate that over 4,000 individuals were freed by the rebels, with images of the emaciated prisoners making headlines worldwide.

Following the fall of the Assad government, foreign dignitaries, including the foreign ministers of France and Germany, visited the prison, accompanied by members of Syria’s White Helmets group, shedding light on the atrocities committed within its walls.

The prison, initially built in the 1980s to hold political prisoners, evolved over the years into a symbol of brutal state control in Syria, with reports of mass executions and systemic torture emerging.

In 2016, a UN commission accused the Syrian government of committing crimes against humanity at Saydnaya, including murder, rape, torture, and enforced disappearances.

Amnesty International’s 2017 report titled “Human Slaughterhouse” detailed the widespread executions at Saydnaya, labeling it a place of extermination.

Further revelations in 2017 exposed the presence of a crematorium within Saydnaya, where thousands of prisoners’ remains were reportedly burned.

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The ADMSP estimates that over 30,000 individuals perished at Saydnaya between 2011 and 2018, with reports of salt chambers being used as makeshift morgues due to the lack of proper facilities.

Following the recent liberation of the prison, families of missing individuals flocked to Saydnaya in hopes of finding their loved ones, but the facility has since been emptied, with no more prisoners discovered.

Foreign nationals, including Jordanian and Lebanese citizens, were among those held captive at Saydnaya, with some spending decades behind bars before their eventual release.

(Note: This article has been republished from a syndicated feed without any edits, except for the headline.)

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