In brief
Amjad Youssef, a key suspect in the Tadamon massacre where several civilians were executed in 2013, has been arrested in Hama province. Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab revealed that Youssef was the main perpetrator of the killings, which were widely condemned and evidenced in a video that surfaced in 2022. This arrest represents a crucial step towards accountability in a brutal civil conflict.
A key suspect in one of the most notorious killings of the Syrian civil war has been arrested, according to Syria's interior minister.
Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of civilians in April 2013 in the Tadamon district of Damascus.
Footage emerged in 2022 showing Syrian soldiers leading victims, bound and blindfolded, to a pit before shooting them. The video became one of the most direct pieces of visual evidence of extrajudicial killings by then government forces.
Interior Minister Anas Khattab stated that Youssef was the main perpetrator of the massacre and was taken into custody after a well-executed security operation.
Syria's state news agency confirmed that he was detained in Hama province.
