More than 1,000 Syrians died in airport prison under Assad

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More than 1,000 Syrians died in airport prison under Assad, report says

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DAMASCUS — More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report to be published Thursday tracing the deaths to seven suspected grave sites.

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Exclusive: More than 1,000 Syrians died in airport prison under Assad, report says

More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report to be published Thursday tracing the deaths to seven suspected grave sites.

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More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention between 2011 and 2017 at Mezzeh military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, following torture, executions and ill-treatment, according to a report to be published on Thursday, which links these deaths to seven possible...