In brief
The Syrian government confirmed the arrest of Amjad Youssef, allegedly the main perpetrator behind the 2013 Tadamon massacre, where civilians were executed en masse. This arrest is seen as a crucial step toward accountability for the heinous acts committed during the Syrian civil war.
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.
