Syria’s al-Sharaa promises to punish those who tortured, killed detainees

Some 100,000 Syrians are still unaccounted for, many of whom have been missing since the beginning of the civil war, rights groups say [Emin Sansar/Anadolu]

The main commander of the Syrian fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad has warned that anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees during the deposed president’s rule would be hunted down and pardons were out of the question.

“We will pursue them in Syria, and we ask countries to hand over those who fled so we can achieve justice,” Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, said in a statement published on the Syrian state TV’s Telegram channel on Wednesday.