In Syria, people are released from a 4-story underground "death camp"

In Syria, thousands of people are being rescued from the underground cells of the Sednaya prison, known as the "death camp" and "human slaughterhouse".

As The Telegraph writes, the rebels entered the territory of Sednai on December 8. They began to open the metal doors of the cells to release thousands of tortured, stunned prisoners.

It is noted that rescue operations are currently underway, and it is assumed that more than 10 people are in underground cells. people "They are located in a labyrinth of chambers, at a depth of up to 30 m underground. People are locked behind massive doors," the newspaper writes.

According to the media, many prisoners were in the dungeon without electricity, food, water and access to air. There is no free access to these cameras - the doors are locked with electronic locks that require special codes. Therefore, in order to save people who are in underground compartments, it is necessary to break through the floor and walls. So far, the rescuers have reached two of the four underground floors.

Gallows were found in this prison, and people were kept underground in terrible conditions.

One of the released said: “You will be hard-pressed to find an ex-prisoner in Sednai who will tell you what really happened there, because it is so humiliating. I don't even know what words to choose to describe what I saw."

The Telegraph also published a video from this prison, from which it appears that a small child was in one of the cells. The kid was in prison with his mother.

"The eyes of the tiny baby were full of curiosity and awe, and his liberators shouted: "Run! Run!” The rescue of this frightened child from the saddest prison in Syria is perhaps the most appropriate symbol of the fall of Bashar al-Assad," the newspaper writes.

The situation in Syria

According to open sources, Sednaya is a military prison near Damascus. It housed thousands of prisoners, both civilians and rebels. According to a report by the Turkish organization Association of Detainees and The Missing in Sednaya Prison, the prison became a "death camp" after the country descended into civil war in 2011. In particular, according to the organization, as of 2021, about 30 people died there from execution, torture, hunger, or lack of medical care. people

According to foreign media, Syrian rebels warned Turkey of plans to overthrow the Assad regime half a year before this offensive and received tacit approval. It is said that the rebels could not act without notifying Turkey, which has been the main sponsor of the Syrian opposition since the first days of the war. The government of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has long opposed such a large-scale insurgent offensive, fearing a new wave of refugees. However, the rebels felt a hardening of Ankara's stance on Assad earlier this year, after the dictator rejected Erdogan's repeated offers for a political solution to the country's military impasse.