Syria arrests suspected leader of Tadamon massacre

From the article (includes graphic violence descriptions): ‘Amjad Youssef became one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. He is one of the most prominent suspects in what has become known as the Tadamon massacre, the slaughter of an estimated 288 civilians, including 12 children, in a southern Damascus neighbourhood in 2013. It was documented in a series of videos taken by the killers themselves and leaked to researchers in Europe, excerpts of which were published by the Guardian in 2022. More than two dozen videos showed uniformed Syrian army officials working with pro-government militiamen to lead groups of blindfolded civilians to the edge of a pit, forcing them inside and then shooting them dead. Their bodies were burned and buried using a bulldozer, all of it captured in detail by the perpetrators. “I don’t know what to say, I am so happy [about the arrest],” said Maher Rahima, a young man who lived through the era of the killings. “At the same time, I cannot forget the images of the children and women who were killed and burned. They must never be forgotten.” [Here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/massacre-in-tadamon-how-two-academics-hunted-down-a-syrian-war-criminal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) is the story of how he was tracked down by two academics working with a Syrian whistleblower, UK Guardian 27/4/2022 [Here](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/13/survivors-tadamon-massacres-justice-syria?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) is account of the massacre by those who were forced to be involved, UK Guardian 13/11/2025

Justice delayed is still better than none, but it doesn’t undo what happened.

I thought he was living his best life in Russia.

Whoa the French guy from The Boys is not taking the series ending very well

Glad to see the current Syrian government is throwing monsters like this under the bus to rehabilitate themselves.

“Arrested” by the same regime that enabled the massacre doesn’t exactly scream accountability. Feels more like a PR sacrifice. If you care about real justice, maybe follow and support independent war-crimes documentation groups.

Est-ce que c'est une histoire vraie ? Je vois mal l'intérêt de l'Etat Syrien de tuer ses propres civils alors que les mercenaires qui l'ont combattu étaient des islamistes étrangers.