Syria former prison guard – ‘I showed them no mercy’

The BBC heard from dozens of former officials about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime.

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The rare first-hand testimony forms part of a BBC investigation into Syria's notorious prisons under its former president, Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December.

A UN report earlier this year said detentions and torture under the former regime constitute crimes against humanity.

Syrian human rights groups estimate that around 100,000 people disappeared under Assad's 24-year rule.

The BBC agreed to conceal the identities of the former regime officials it spoke to on account of the value of their testimonies.

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