Thousands of regime prisoners are suddenly free in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government. The notorious Sednaya Prison has become a focus of rescue efforts for those still held.
Video released by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) shows prisoners being loaded onto a waiting plane for transport to Turkey as part of a massive prisoner swap. They were later split amongst a small fleet of private planes to take them to their respective countries. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
A court in Mali has sentenced 46 soldiers from Ivory Coast to 20 years in prison. It is the latest chapter in a months-long dispute that has put Mali further at odds with the United Nations and the international community. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Mali #IvoryCoast #Prison #Soliders #Politics #Court
0 Protesters in Myanmar have held their seventh day of rallies against this month’s military coup. The protests come as the military, which overthrew the democratically elected government in the February 1 coup, released more than 23,000 prisoners as part of an amnesty. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
California Governor Gavin Newsom stated that the air quality in wildfire zones “is equivalent to smoking 20 packs of cigarettes.” Experts worry that the smoke pollution could make the pandemic worse, as it weakens the lungs.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News […]