Syria arrests ex-security officer accused of Hama war crimes

Syria arrests ex-security officer accused of Hama war crimes

Syrian authorities have on Wednesday arrested a former security officer accused of committing war crimes when former President Bashar al-Assad was in power. The Ministry of Interior said that internal security forces in Hama province captured Rateb Fahd al-Hussein, who was described as one of "the most dangerous criminals involved in shedding the blood of civilians," after a surveillance operation in the al-Suqaylabiyah area of western Hama prov…