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== How Alawite-Shiite Assad used jihadists against the US ==

== How Alawite-Shiite Assad used jihadists against the US ==

Before the civil war began, in 2011, a majority of Sednaya’s inmates were Islamists, who had been encouraged by the Syrian government to join an offshoot of Al Qaeda that was fighting the United States in Iraq. Once they returned home, Mr. al-Assad jailed them to prevent them from threatening his rule.

Before the civil war began, in 2011, a majority of Sednaya’s inmates were Islamists, who had been encouraged by the Syrian government to join an offshoot of Al Qaeda that was fighting the United States in Iraq. Once they returned home, Mr. al-Assad jailed them to prevent them from threatening his rule.

As antigovernment protests spread across Syria in early 2011, the government released many of those jihadists and began imprisoning thousands of protesters, activists, journalists, doctors, aid workers, students and other Syrians. Many were sent to Sednaya.”

As antigovernment protests spread across Syria in early 2011, the government released many of those jihadists and began imprisoning thousands of protesters, activists, journalists, doctors, aid workers, students and other Syrians. Many were sent to Sednaya.”[[User:Dianne3000|Dianne3000]] ([[User talk:Dianne3000|talk]]) 04:02, December 11, 2024 (EST)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/sednaya-prison-syria.html

== Whoopie leads jeer against Daniel Penny  ==

== Whoopie leads jeer against Daniel Penny  ==