Sednaya Prison
Sednaya Prison is a prison near Damascus in Syria. The prison has been used to hold thousands of Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist prisoners.
After protests by detainees in July 2008, hundreds of detainees were injured and dozens of Islamist prisoners were killed.[1]
After months of anti-Government protests in 2011, many Islamist prisoners were released in several amnesties.[2] Zahran Alloush, Abu Shadi Aboud (brother of Hassan Aboud[3]) and Ahmed Abu Issa were some of the more prominent prisoners released from the prison. After their release many took up arms against the regime, and became leaders of Islamist rebel groups including Jaysh al-Islam, Ahrar ash-Sham and Suqour al-Sham Brigade in the Syrian Civil War.
Former inmates
- Zahran Alloush, leader of Jaysh al-Islam
- Hassan Aboud, former leader of Ahrar ash-Sham
- Abu Yahia al-Hamawi, current leader of Ahrar ash-Sham
- Ahmed Abu Issa, leader of Suqour al-Sham Brigade
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