L OS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has ...

A former Syrian official under the rule of former President ... to hide in the United States.” Alsheikh was charged with conspiracy to commit torture, for which he faces a maximum penalty ...

He was detained and charged under the principle of ... that trial ordered life sentences for three top Syrian security officials linked to the former Assad government for their role in the torture ...

Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had ...