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Syria Arrests Former General Durgham Over Hama Massacre Allegations
Authorities say the detention is part of a wider campaign against Assad-era generals accused of war crimes and protest crackdowns.
- Former Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham was arrested by Syrian authorities and is accused of ordering troops to fire on unarmed protesters in 2011 and involvement in the 1982 Hama massacre during the Assad regime era.
- Durgham was a field commander in the army's Fourth Division from 2009 to 2013 and has been under European Union sanctions since 2012.
- Former Air Force Brigadier General Hamada Ali Murad and Major General Jalal Kamel Saqr were also arrested and are being investigated for alleged war crimes related to the former regime.
- These arrests are part of a campaign by Syria's new authorities to hold former Assad-era officials accountable following Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in December 2024.
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On Monday, the Syrian authorities announced the arrest of a former senior officer subject to European sanctions, who stated that he was involved in the killing of demonstrators in 2011 and in the massacres of Hama City in 1982.
The Internal Security Forces in Tartus governorate, in cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Department, following close monitoring and follow-up, arrested former General Mohamed Ali Dergam, a prominent officer of the military system during the reign of the former regime.
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