WorldUS court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious ‘punishment wing’ to 60 years

A federal court in Los Angeles sentenced Samir Ousman al-Sheikh to 60 years in prison for torturing detainees while heading Syria’s Adra prison and lying about it on US immigration forms. He oversaw the facility’s underground “Wing 13” from 2005 to 2008, when prisoners and regime opponents were tortured.

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TThe Guardian★★★☆☆2026-09-17 23:59Original