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 ...

In a significant development, Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian government official, faces serious ... Alsheikh is charged with two main offenses: one for acquiring, using, and holding ...

A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman is to go on trial in France ... He was detained and charged under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows states to prosecute suspects accused ...