In brief
Amjad Youssef, named as a primary perpetrator of the Tadamon massacre from April 2013, has been arrested following a significant security operation. This incident, involving the extrajudicial killing of civilians, was widely condemned and highlighted by alarming footage that circulated in 2022. The arrest was confirmed by Syria's Interior Minister, emphasizing the ongoing efforts to address impunity in wartime atrocities.
A key suspect in one of the most notorious killings of the Syrian civil war has been arrested, Syria's interior minister has said.
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 said Youssef was the main perpetrator of the massacre and was taken into custody after a well-executed security operation.
Syria's state news agency said he was detained in Hama province.
