World Assad-era Syrian official jailed for 60 years by U.S. court September 18, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was charged in 2024 and convicted in March this year on three counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture for his involvement in the abuse of prisoners at Adra Prison in Damascus Related posts: Hamas says Israeli hostages to be freed from Gaza before Trump peace summit in Egypt West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military says it has ‘defeated’ Iran missile, drone attacks in Gulf West Asia war updates: Netanyahu acknowledges halt in fighting with Iran but vows to respond ‘with force’ to future attacks Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 13, authorities say
