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Earlier on Friday, the new authorities announced the arrest of Assad's cousin Atif Najib, accused of orchestrating a crackdown in Daraa, where the 2011 Syrian uprising began. The nationwide ...

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a cousin of ousted Bashar Assad and former political security chief in Syria’s Daraa city, over crimes against civilians, including children, according to the state news agency SANA on Friday.

Najib was the head of political security in Daraa in southern Syria, under Assad’s regime. Syria’s nationwide uprising was sparked by the arrest and torture of children in Daraa, whom ...

In a significant development in post-Assad Syria, authorities have detained Atef Najib, a high-ranking former security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Najib, seen by many as ...

In a significant move, Syrian authorities have apprehended Atef Najib, a former senior security officer and cousin of the deposed leader Bashar al-Assad. Najib, linked to the controversial 2011 ...

DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad seen by some as responsible for sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to ...

DAMASCUS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Syrian authorities have arrested Atef Najib, former political security chief in the city of Daraa, in a security operation in the coastal province of Latakia ...

The 2011 arrest and torture of a group of Syrian boys in Daraa, where Najib was security chief, sparked protests and eventually ignited a nationwide uprising that was met with a brutal crackdown ...

Sana said Najib was handed over to the authorities to face trial. The arrest and torture of a group of Syrian boys in Daraa, where Najib was security chief, sparked protests and eventually ignited ...