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(The Guardian) Syrian rebels enter capital Damascus
Rebel forces have entered the capital, Damascus, writes Guardian reporter Ruth Michaelson.
Video circulating online shows Syrian army forces removing their uniforms in the streets of the capital. In a second post, the insurgents announced that they have begun freeing detainees from Sednaya prison, a notorious detention facility near Damascus.
Sednaya is considered a symbol of the Assad regime’s brutality, a place where tens of thousands of opponents of Assad’s rule have suffered extreme torture and abuse. The prison has been referred to over the years as a “human slaughterhouse”. Here is what Amnesty International say about the facility: Saydnaya Military Prison is located 30km north of Damascus, Syria. The prison is under the jurisdiction of the minister of defence and operated by the military police. Saydnaya became notorious for the use of torture and excessive force following a riot by detainees in 2008. There are two buildings on the Saydnaya site, which between them could contain 10,000-20,000 prisoners.
Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria in 2011, the prison has become the final destination for both peaceful opponents of the authorities as well as military personnel suspected of opposing the regime. Meanwhile, there are reports that the Syrian army, and security forces, have left for Damascus International Airport, according to sources from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Rebel forces have entered the capital, Damascus, writes Guardian reporter Ruth Michaelson.
Video circulating online shows Syrian army forces removing their uniforms in the streets of the capital. In a second post, the insurgents announced that they have begun freeing detainees from Sednaya prison, a notorious detention facility near Damascus.
Sednaya is considered a symbol of the Assad regime’s brutality, a place where tens of thousands of opponents of Assad’s rule have suffered extreme torture and abuse. The prison has been referred to over the years as a “human slaughterhouse”. Here is what Amnesty International say about the facility: Saydnaya Military Prison is located 30km north of Damascus, Syria. The prison is under the jurisdiction of the minister of defence and operated by the military police. Saydnaya became notorious for the use of torture and excessive force following a riot by detainees in 2008. There are two buildings on the Saydnaya site, which between them could contain 10,000-20,000 prisoners.
Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria in 2011, the prison has become the final destination for both peaceful opponents of the authorities as well as military personnel suspected of opposing the regime. Meanwhile, there are reports that the Syrian army, and security forces, have left for Damascus International Airport, according to sources from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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