Syrians Have Finally Entered Al-Assad’s "Human Slaughterhouse" Prison To Look For Missing People

Rights groups say some 30,000 people were killed inside Sednaya.

Syrians Have Finally Entered Al-Assad’s "Human Slaughterhouse" Prison To Look For Missing People

After Syrian rebels toppled Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, Syrians have finally entered Sednaya prison, known as the “human slaughterhouse”, to look for missing people.

Sednaya was operated by the Al-Assad regime as a military prison and death camp.

It consists of two main buildings, the Red and White buildings.

It held thousands of prisoners, primarily those who opposed the regime.

Prisoners were subject to severe torture, starvation, rape and execution.

Rights groups say some 30,000 people were killed inside Sednaya.

On Dec. 8, thousands were freed from Sednaya after rebels toppled Al-Assad, but reports said that some people were still trapped in secret dungeons.

Thousands gathered from across Syria to look for their lost loved ones.

The White Helmets, Syria's civil defense, deployed search teams to look into it.

After almost two days of extensive search, they were unable to find the hidden cells.

On Dec. 9, 40 killed prisoners' bodies were found in a nearby hospital

There are over 100 official detention centers operated by the al-Assad regime and an unknown number of secret facilities used for torture.

Rights groups estimate that over 135,000 people are still missing.

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