Syria arrests Ali Kayali, main suspect in 2013 Baniyas massacre
SANA Damascus, Oct. 15 (SANA) The General Intelligence Service has arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, a key figure in the 2013 Baniyas massacre, as he attempted to flee across the border. Kayali formed an armed militia that fought alongside the forces of the deposed regime in its crackdown on the Syrian people during the years of the Syrian revolution. The militia committed several massacres in different parts of Syria, most notably in Al-Bayda and Ras al-Nabaa in Baniyas. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), 264 civilians, including 36 children and 28 women, were martyred in the Al-Bayda massacre, while 195 civilians, including 56 children and 43 women, were martyred in the Ras al-Nabaa massacre. Testimonies and reports on the two massacres described bodies scattered across roads, inside shops and even in basements. They also documented summary executions by gunfire and bladed weapons, as well as the burning of homes and bodies. Militi...
