Syrian security forces arrested Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted Bashar Assad and former political security chief in Syria’s Daraa city, over crimes against civilians, including children ...

Syria Arrests Assad-Era Officer Seen as Responsible ... on protests in the southern city of Daraa, state media said. Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security ...

Security forces affiliated with the new authorities in Syria have launched a security sweep in parts of Homs and Latakia provinces, arresting dozens of people they say were involved in abuses ...

Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad credited by some with sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests ...