Syria arrests main suspect in Tadamon massacre

Syria's Interior Ministry announced on Friday, April 24, 2026, that it had arrested the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre. The massacre, one of the worst atrocities attributed to the former government of Bashar al-Assad, resulted in the deaths of 288 civilians. The arrest relates to a video that surfaced showing the perpetrator, identified as former regime officer Amjad Youssef, carrying out the killings. Syrian Internal Security forces have now captured Youssef, marking a significant development in the long-standing case.