Syria under Assad: Torment and torture
Summary
Syria has suffered from decades of rule by Bashar al-Assad and his father, followed by a brutal civil war that killed hundreds of thousands. The Assad regime used chemical weapons, bombings, and torture against civilians, causing massive suffering and forcing millions to flee their homes.Key Facts
- Syria was one of the earliest civilizations but is now deeply damaged by war and dictatorship.
- Bashar al-Assad and his father ruled Syria for around 50 years through a dictatorship.
- The Syrian civil war led to around 500,000 deaths and started in 2011.
- In 2013, the Assad regime used sarin gas, a deadly nerve agent, killing over 1,400 people near Damascus.
- Chemical weapons attacks continued, including a 2017 attack in Khan Shaykhun.
- The White Helmets, volunteer rescue workers, saved over 128,000 people during the war.
- Thousands of civilians were detained and tortured in prisons under Assad’s government.
- A former military photographer, known as Caesar, documented horrific torture on detainees in secret photos.
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