A former Syrian official under the rule of former President ... to hide in the United States.” Alsheikh was charged with conspiracy to commit torture which he faces a maximum penalty of 20 ...

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Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture allegedly committed at a prison he oversaw for years. Samir Ousman Sheikh ...

Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A high-ranking member of the Islamic State militant group in Syria has been charged with war crimes ... In early 2022, a former Syrian intelligence officer who worked in a ...

LOS ANGELES — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in ...