Former Assad officer sentenced to 60 years in US for torture

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: September 18, 2026Country: United States

Crime & Law

Former Assad officer sentenced to 60 years in US for torture

Former Syrian military official Samir Ousman Alsheikh was sentenced to 60 years in a US prison for torturing prisoners at Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008. A jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit torture and three counts of torture. The judge described his conduct as 'heinous and unimaginably cruel,' while victims recounted severe abuses, including beatings and physical torture.

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