Syria’s longest-held detainee says joy over Assad’s fall surpassed release after 43 years

Naijaonpoint_ng | 07-07-2026 06:21am |

Syria’s longest-held detainee, Ragheed Ahmad al-Tatari, says his joy over the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime was far greater than his joy of being freed from prison after 43 years behind bars, Anadolu reports. Tatari, 72, a former pilot, was held in several detention centers and prisons under the Assad regime, including Mezzeh Military

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