WORLDApr 30 · 06:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDMelvyn Ingleby in Istanbul and William Christou in Beirut

Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official

A Syrian rights commission is preparing a case against Fadi Saqr, a former commander of the National Defence Forces (NDF) militia, for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Damascus. Saqr is accused of mass killings and forcible disappearances of civilians in the Tadamon neighborhood.

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Fadi SaqrpersonSyrian rights commissionorganizationNational Defence Forces (NDF)organizationTadamonplaceDamascusplaceAssad regimeorganizationThe Guardianorganizationcrimes against humanitytopic

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