Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison Samir Ousman Sheikh, left, was appointed governor of the province of Deir Ez-Zour in Syria in 2011 by ...

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 former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar Assad was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005-08, according to a Thur… ...

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 ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) — The former head of a Syrian prison, already jailed in California on visa fraud charges, has been indicted for torturing political prisoners and other detainees at the Damascus ...

LOS 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 Bashar Assad was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005-08, according to a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...