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Coverage dated December 8, 2024

Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

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Syria's prisons have been infamous for their harsh conditions, with torture, starvation and secret executions reported.

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  1. WUSA9

    Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets (opens WUSA9)

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    Syria's prisons have been infamous for their harsh conditions, with torture, starvation and secret executions reported.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The brutal regime saw hundreds of thousands of political prisoners disappear into jails for decades before it was toppled by rebels Sunday.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Hope and disbelief as thousands released from Syrian prisons (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Thousands of regime prisoners are suddenly free in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government.

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