Syria detains Assad-era general accused of bloody crackdown on protests
Syria · Middle East region
Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham is accused of links to 1982 Hama massacre and 2011 protest crackdown.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
Syria · Middle East region
Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham is accused of links to 1982 Hama massacre and 2011 protest crackdown.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
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