Hezbollah runs secret prison near Syria's Palmyra
February 22, 2022, 7:07 am

Hezbollah runs secret prison near Syria's Palmyra

Semitic city in Palmyra, Syria (File photo: Pixabay)

The Asharq Al-Awsat reported, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights revealed that the Lebanese Hezbollah party has recently set up a new secret prison in Syria.

Director of the UK-based monitor Rami Abdul Rahman said the facility was set up west of Palmyra city in Homs' eastern countryside in central Syria.

He told Asharq Al-Awsat this was not the first such prison set up by the Iran-backed party.

It had established such prisons in the Qalamoun region, including one in al-Qusayr city near the Lebanese-Syrian border.

The facility is overseen by Hezbollah loyalists recruited from among the local population.

Hezbollah-Flag of Hezbollah (File photo: Pixabay)

Abdul Rahman said that fighters combating Hezbollah and detained in regions controlled by the party are held at these prisons.

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The party refuses to turn them over to the regime, contrary to previous occasions when detainees were released in exchange for money.

Source: aawsat

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