Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a South Carolinian and former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar Assad, was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing Damascus Central Prison inmates.

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud ...

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture allegedly committed at a prison he oversaw for years. Samir Ousman Sheikh ...

LOS ANGELES, California — A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture and visa fraud by a federal grand jury, according to a press release from the United States Department ...

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture By JAIMIE DING The Associated Press,Updated December 12, 2024, 9:39 p.m.

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture.

LOS ANGELES — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for ...