DAMASCUS — Syrian authorities said Friday they had arrested Amjad Youssef, the main suspect in the notorious Tadamon massacre, during a security operation in the countryside of Hama.
In a statement, Ministry of Interior of Syria said internal security forces captured Youssef, identifying him as the primary perpetrator behind the mass killings in the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus.
The Tadamon case drew global attention after video footage surfaced documenting the killings during the Syrian war.
On April 27, 2022, The Guardian published leaked footage showing members of Military Intelligence Branch 227 executing at least 41 people and burning their bodies.
The video showed an intelligence officer identified as Youssef shooting detainees who were blindfolded and bound.
The massacre took place on April 16, 2013, near Othman Mosque in the Tadamon district, where at least 41 people were killed and their bodies thrown into a pit in an empty street.
It became one of the most widely documented atrocities of the Syrian conflict.
Authorities said the arrest forms part of ongoing efforts to pursue accountability for abuses committed against civilians during the 2011-2024 conflict.
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending nearly 25 years in power and bringing to a close the Baath Party’s decades-long rule that began in 1963.
A transitional administration led by Ahmad al-Sharaa was formed in January 2025.
Source: Saudi Gazette