A video revealing the Tadamon massacre, depicting the execution of at least 41 blindfolded men, surfaced three years ago. This incident occurred in Tadamon, a suburb of Damascus, during the Assad regime's violent crackdown. Many locals suspect more killings happened in the area. In June, the release of a former paramilitary leader, Fadi Saqr, raised public outrage. Saqr's release was framed as part of efforts for peace, though many seek justice for the victims. Transitional justice in Syria is seen as a lengthy process amid ongoing calls for accountability.
The leaked video showed military personnel, relaxed and showing their faces, before they executed civilian captives in cold blood.
Syria's Committee for Civil Peace set up to ease community divisions after violence directed at minorities...had released dozens of former Assad regime soldiers.
Saqr is apparently trying to persuade other former Assad regime supporters to back the new Syrian government.
Achieving transitional justice in Syria is likely to take a long time, says Alaa Bitar, a teacher from Idlib who lost his brother in the Assad regime's prisons.
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