Syria Arrests "Butcher of Baniyas" for 2013 Massacres

Syrian authorities arrested Ali Kayali, a 70-year-old militia commander linked to Bashar al-Assad's regime, known as the "Butcher of Baniyas" and using the alias Mihrac Ural. Kayali commanded forces that in May 2013 executed over 450 civilians in Bayda and Baniyas on Syria's coast. He evaded prosecution abroad for years.

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