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Lebanese released from Assad jail after 33 years given hero's welcome

Lebanese released from Assad jail after 33 years given hero's welcome
Lebanese released from Assad jail after 33 years given hero's welcome

2024-12-10 01:00:02 - From: Al monitor


In the northern Lebanon town of Chekka, Suheil Hamawi received a heartfelt welcome as he returned home Monday after languishing for 33 years in deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's jails.

A day earlier, as Assad fled the country, Islamist-led rebels captured the Syrian capital and released thousands of prisoners from his notorious jail system.

"Today I feel like I can breathe again. The best thing in this world is freedom," Hamawi, 61, told AFP, visibly tearing up from joy.