2024-12-10
24 分钟Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison is one of many that have been liberated as rebels take control of the country. We hear from our correspondent Barbara Plett Usher who has been inside the prison where thousands of opposition supporters are said to have been tortured and executed under the Assad regime. Family members rushed in to see if their relatives were among those released. But will these people find answers in their search? And what will this mean for Syria’s future? On this episode Azadeh Moshiri is joined by the BBC’s Middle East regional editor Sebastian Usher who compares the collapse of the regime to the start of the civil war, which began in 2011. The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. Producers: Alice Aylett Roberts and Beth Timmins Sound engineer: Ben Andrews Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson
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Hello, I'm Asde Moshiri from the BBC World Service.
This is the global story.
Crowds gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus, celebrating the fall of Bashar Al Assad and the shocking end his family's 50 year rule.
Our country is free now.
Since the start of the civil war, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been held in the former regime's secretive prisons.
My cousin, my son, my family.
All prisons that came to represent the brutality of Assad's rule.
Some detainees were executed, others were held for years until now.
Today we look inside these prisons, exposing the worst of the Assad regime.
With me today is our Middle east editor, Sebastian Usher.
Sebastian.
Hai.
Hi.
Now, Sebastian, as the rebels have been traveling through the country, gaining more territory, they've also been passing through Assad's prisons.
What happens when they get there?
I mean, it was one of the patterns of the way that the Islamists led movement from Idlib in the northwest.
This lightning advance just took 10 days to topple President Assad.