Syrian man hid behind wall for 13 years to escape Assad forces
The New Arab · International · newarab.com
- Arabic title
- رجل سوري اختبأ خلف جدار لمدة 13 عاماً للهروب من قوات الأسد
- English title
- Syrian man hid behind wall for 13 years to escape Assad forces
- Published
- UTC
- Topic
- Politics
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Syrian man hid behind wall for 13 years to escape Assad forces A Syrian man has described spending more than a decade hidden inside a tiny space behind a wall in his family's home to escape Bashar al-Assad's security forces, while his children were told he was dead and lived metres away, unaware their father could hear them. Mohammed Zakour, from the coastal province of Latakia, said he remained concealed for more than 13 years after being arrested and tortured by Syria's notorious Political Security branch following the outbreak of the country's uprising in 2011. Zakour's extraordinary accoun…source ↗