Syrian Authorities Arrest Main Suspect in 2013 Baniyas Mass Killings
- Syrian authorities arrested Mihraç Ural, also known as Ali Kayali, while he was reportedly trying to cross a border, according to state media.
- Ural is accused of leading or helping carry out the 2013 mass killings in Baniyas and nearby al-Bayda, where hundreds of civilians were reportedly killed.
- He is also linked to the 2013 Reyhanli bombings in Türkiye, which killed 53 people and injured many others.
- The arrest followed the detention of his former associate Jamal Trabulsi on Oct. 4, as Syrian authorities pursued figures linked to the former regime.
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SYRIA ARRESTS ALI KAYALI: Baniyas Massacre Suspect Captured at Border, as Foreign Coverage Piles Up
Syrian General Intelligence has arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, the Turkish-born leader of the pro-Assad militia Syrian Resistance, as he attempted to cross the border, according to multiple foreign outlets. Next News Network could not independently verify the arrest.
BIG: Syrian General Intelligence has arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, the main suspect in the May 2013 Baniyas and al-Bayda massacres, as he tried to flee across the border
The Turkish-born leader of the pro-Assad militia Syrian Resistance is accused of overseeing the killings on the Syrian coast, where at least 458 civilians, including about 92 children, were executed.Türkiye has long wanted him over the 2013 Reyhanlı...
Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, is accused of involvement in mass killings of civilians in coastal Baniyas and nearby village of al-Bayda during country's uprising againSyrian intelligence authorities have arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, the chief suspect in the 2013 Baniyas massacre, as he was trying to flee across the border, state media reported Thursday.
Chief suspect in 2013 Türkiye's Reyhanlı attack caught fleeing in Syria
Syrian authorities have captured Mihraç Ural, a suspect in the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings that killed 53 people in southern Türkiye, Syria's state news agency SANA reported Thursday. S...
Breaking news: The Syrian news agency SANA reported that the terrorist "Mihraç Ural" (Ali Kiyali), a suspect in the Reyhanlı attack, was captured in Syria while trying to escape. According to the latest news, the terrorist 'Mihraç Ural', one of the planners of the Reyhanlı attack, has been apprehended. The Syrian news agency SANA...
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