Freed children recount torture as Syrian forces assume control of SDF-run detention facility
Freed children recount torture as Syrian forces assume control of SDF-run detention facility
A former detainee gestures while looking through a window after being set free from al-Aqtan prison following its takeover by the Syrian government in Raqqa, Syria, 24 January 2026 (Reuters/Karam al-Masri)
Published date: 25 January 2026 10:27 GMT
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