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 ...

By Adam Goldman Reporting from Washington A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a former Syrian government official on Thursday with torturing political dissidents at a notorious prison in ...

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 ...

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U.S. authorities arrested a 72-year-old Syrian man at the Los Angeles airport — in a case that activists hope will be a turning point for victims of Syria's ruling regime. A 72-year-old Syrian ...

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture ...