A prisoner swap took place today between the Syrian regime and one of the batallions of the armed opposition, in which 15 prisoners were released from the armed opposition to the regime forces, in exchange for two prisoners that had been in regime prisons. The exchange took place in the area of al-Razi, in western […]
Three Female Prisoners Released from Regime Prisons
A prisoner swap took place in the Barzah district of Damascus on Monday, in which three female prisoners were released from regime prisons in exchange for the release of three Adra unionists.
Detainees in Regime Prisons Swapped for Afghani Prisoners
On Saturday, a prisoner swap took place between Afghani groups fighting alongside the Syrian regime and batallions of the armed opposition in Daraa, in which four women and one man imprisoned by regime forces were swapped for the release of Afghani fighters. The five detainees released by the Syrian regime are from Bosra al-Hareer in […]
Al-Zara: Dead Bodies and Prisoner Swap
On Friday morning, the operation of swapping dead bodies and disappeared people, which had taken place after the armed opposition took over the village of al-Zara (southern rural Hama) came to an end. The operation lasted from between Wednesday morning till Friday. The first phase of the swap which took place on Wednesday and Thursday […]
Prisoner Swap in Aleppo
On Tuesday, a prisoner and deceased bodies swap took place in Aleppo between regime forces and battalions of the armed opposition, under the supervision of Syrian Red Crescent. The armed opposition handed over 25 prisoners, among them many officers, in addition to 70 bodies of dead officers, whilst the regime forces handed over 13 prisoners […]
Two Prisoner Swaps in Rural Damascus
The checkpoint at Bibiliah town in eastern rural Damascus witnessed a prisoner swap operation on Monday evening between regime prisoners and those of “Duha al-Islam”, an armed opposition battalions of southern Damascus. Six prisoners were released, including four women and two elderly men, in return for “Yusuf Tawfeeq Shbeeb”, an officer of the Lebanese militia […]
Prison Swap releases 14 prisoners
This Wednesday saw a prisoner swap take place in Idlib between the Nusra Front and the Syrian regime in which seven prisoners were swapped on each side. According to a news report on the prison swap, the negotiations took place via an institution named “Call of the Prisoner”. However, the report did not clarify the […]
Sixteen Detainees Released in Prisoner Swap Deal
Sixteen detainees were released today in Idlib by the Syrian regime, as part of a prisoner swap with the Nusra Front. Among those released were eight women. Neither the Syrian regime, not the Nusra Front released any information on the prisoner swap and the mediator which organised it. The names of those released are: 1. […]
Regime Forces and Opposition Batallions swap Prisoners and Deceased in Aleppo
An armed Syrian opposition battalion- Ahrar al-Shaam- has implemented a prisoner and deceased bodies swap with the Syrian regime, under the auspices of the Medical Organisation and the Syrian Red Crescent. The operation, which took place in the Karraj Crossing in Aleppo, saw the swap of 16 bodies from the regime forces for 10 bodies […]
Tal Al-Malouhi: Four Years and Still in Custody
Despite her name being mentioned in the list of female prisoners that were freed on 24/10/2013 in the prisoner swap which took place in return for the kidnapped Lebanese men, Tal Al-Malouhi was not released, and remains in custody. Tal Al-Malouhi is a Syrian blogger, born 1991. She was arrested by the Political Security in […]