Assad torture victims speak out as horror of Syrian torture chambers revealed at last Torture victims have spoken out about the horror of Syrian torture chambers after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
An investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) found that two yellow cylinders were dropped from a Syrian air force helicopter, crashing through the top floor of one apartment building and landing on the balcony of another.
But after rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) toppled the president last week, victims are finally able to reveal the extent of the torture they faced over the years.
For years, the victims of Assad's regime couldn't speak out as the last rebel group fighting in Douma surrendered the next day, and the town was forced to grieve in silence.
Residents of Douma, in the eastern Ghouta region of Syria, were subjected to a horrific chemical warfare attack launched by Assad forces on April 7, 2018.
