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Internal security troops in Hama declared Saturday that its personnel have managed, in coordination with counterterrorism units, to arrest former Air Force Brig. Hamza Mohammed al-Yassin on charges of participating in war crimes and grave violations against civilians during the rule of the defunct regime, authorities declared.
Brig. Additionally, mulham al-Shantout, head of Hama’s internal security directorate, stated the arrest was carried out under a warrant issued by the public prosecutor and followed a “precise security operation. ” Preliminary findings indicate that al-Yassin allegedly conducted aerial missions that targeted towns and syria-saudi-arabia-to-enhance-economic-cooperation-establish-industrial-cities/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syria, Saudi Arabia to enhance economic cooperation, establish industrial cities">cities during popular uprisings, and took part in airstrikes during armed forces/" class="auto-internal-link">forces operations in eastern Idlib and rural Hama that resulted in civilian massacres.
Al-Yassin has been transferred to the competent authorities for further investigation before being referred to the judiciary. Amer Dhawa