Crime & Justice
Syrian intelligence arrests Mihrac Ural, top suspect in 2013 Baniyas mass killings
October 15, 2026 at 01:59 PM
5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 7 hours
SNSky News Arabia
"مهندس المجازر".. معراج أورال في قبضة سوريا
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بانياس تحتفل باعتقال معراج أورال.. وناجون يستعيدون ذكريات المجزرة
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AJAl Jazeera English
Syrian authorities arrest main suspect in 2013 Baniyas mass killings
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يواليوم السابع
المخابرات السورية تلقى القبض على المتهم الرئيسى فى مجزرة بانياس خلال حكم الأسد
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الاستخبارات السورية تقبض على "معراج أورال" المتهم الأول بمجزرة بانياس
(opens the publisher’s site)Syria's intelligence service has arrested Ali Kayali, known as Mihrac Ural, the main suspect in the 2013 Baniyas massacres, as he tried to cross the border.
- State news agency SANA reported intelligence officials detained Kayali as he attempted to flee across the border on Thursday.
- Kayali commanded a militia loyal to Bashar al-Assad and is accused of leading the 2013 Bayda and Ras al-Naba'a massacres.
- The Syria Network for Human Rights documented 459 civilians killed in the two massacres, among them 92 children and 71 women.
- Syrian domestic security forces arrested Jamal Trabelsi, Kayali's deputy under the Assad regime, last week.