The Colonel’s Orders: Salem al-Salem and the Deadly Crackdown in Damascus
In this episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the landmark UK case against former Syrian Air Force Intelligence Colonel Salem Michel al-Salem. Charged with murder and torture as crimes against humanity, al-Salem stands accused of leading lethal operations against peaceful protesters in Jobar, Damascus, in 2011 — ordering fire on civilians during the early days of the Syrian uprising.
From the streets where demonstrators were allegedly gunned down to the torture chambers of the intelligence branch, explore the allegations, the historic British prosecution under the…
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