US EditionSyrian Authorities Arrest Alleged Perpetrator of 2013 Tadamon Massacre
Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Youssef was the main perpetrator, and authorities are pursuing others tied to the massacre.
- On Friday, Syrian authorities arrested Amjad Youssef, a former intelligence officer linked to the 2013 Tadamon massacre. Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced the arrest followed a security operation in Hama province.
- At least 288 civilians were executed on April 16, 2013, in the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus by Military Intelligence Branch 227 forces, who forced victims into a pit before shooting them.
- Leaked video footage from 2022 documented the killings, showing Youssef leading 11 blindfolded men one by one to a pit before shooting them dead. The clips provided direct evidence of war crimes by Assad's forces.
- Since insurgents ousted former President Bashar Assad in December 2024, the new administration has pursued suspects involved in conflict-era atrocities. Security forces arrested three others involved in the same killings last year.
- The Tadamon massacre remains a symbol of the previous regime's brutality during Syria's civil war. Authorities stated they will continue tracking those involved in the killings to ensure they face justice.
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'Don't you have a heart?' — Syria minister confronts Assad-era officer over Damascus massacre
Interior Minister Anas Khattab questions Amjad Youssef, captured main suspect in 2013 Tadamon neighbourhood massacre — in which at least 41 bound and blindfolded people were executed and buried in pit — telling him that he lacked humanity.
In the massacre of Tadamon near Damascus nearly 300 civilians died under Assad. A video showed the atrocities. Now the alleged leader Amjad Youssef has been captured.
Amjad Yusef is a former military intelligence officer and is accused of leading a massacre considered to be one of the greatest evidence of war crimes during the conflict.More information: Al Asad's regime moved thousands of corpses to a mass grave in the desert to hide war crimes
Syria Celebrates Arrest of Main Tadamon Massacre Suspect
For many residents of Damascus’ Tadamon district, Friday felt like a holiday. Celebratory chants rang through the streets and women handed out sweets after authorities officially announced the arrest of “Amjad Youssef,” 40, a criminal who was a former member of military intelligence under Bashar al-Assad and the main suspect in the Tadamon massacre during the early years of the uprising. Residents of the district in southern Damascus woke up to …
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