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| The prison holds around 4,000 political prisoners, most of whom are said to be ] and ]. After protests by detainees in 2008, several prisoners were killed. After renewed protest at the prison in July 2008, hundreds of detainees were injured and dozens of Islamist prisoners were killed.<ref name="Khatib2011">{{cite book|author=Line Khatib|title=Islamic Revivalism in Syria: The Rise and Fall of Ba'thist Secularism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=S6FMnCyvCu4C&pg=PA141|accessdate=30 March 2013|year=2011|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-78203-6|page=141}}</ref> | The prison holds around 4,000 political prisoners, most of whom are said to be ] and ]. After protests by detainees in 2008, several prisoners were killed. After renewed protest at the prison in July 2008, hundreds of detainees were injured and dozens of Islamist prisoners were killed.<ref name="Khatib2011">{{cite book|author=Line Khatib|title=Islamic Revivalism in Syria: The Rise and Fall of Ba'thist Secularism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=S6FMnCyvCu4C&pg=PA141|accessdate=30 March 2013|year=2011|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-78203-6|page=141}}</ref> | ||
| After ], the Syrian government released many high profile Islamist prisoners such as ] and ]. They proceeded to form their own Islamist groups and take up arms against the regime upon their release. | |||
| ==Former inmates== | ==Former inmates== | ||
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Sednaya Prison is a prison near Damascus in Syria.
The prison holds around 4,000 political prisoners, most of whom are said to be Islamists and Muslim Brothers. After protests by detainees in 2008, several prisoners were killed. After renewed protest at the prison in July 2008, hundreds of detainees were injured and dozens of Islamist prisoners were killed.
After three months of protests in 2011, the Syrian government released many high profile Islamist prisoners such as Zahran Alloush and Hassan Aboud. They proceeded to form their own Islamist groups and take up arms against the regime upon their release.
Former inmates
- Zahran Alloush - leader of Jaysh al-Islam
- Hassan Aboud - leader of Ahrar ash-Sham
References
- Line Khatib (2011). Islamic Revivalism in Syria: The Rise and Fall of Ba'thist Secularism. Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-415-78203-6. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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