Syria hands life sentence to Jerusalem Brigades terrorist linked with IRGC, state media announces
Also known as the Jerusalem Brigades, the Liwa al-Quds’s members were largely recruited from Bab an-Nayrab Palestinian Refugee Camp, just east of Aleppo.
Syria has handed down a life sentence to Abdul Jabbar Ghazi Arziq, a member of the Jerusalem Brigades, an armed group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to state media on Wednesday. The Liwa al-Quds, also known as the Jerusalem Brigades, is a predominantly Palestinian militia recruited from Bab an-Nayrab Palestinian Refugee Camp near Aleppo.
The group reportedly possesses light arms, mortars, and short-range rockets and has been accused of launching rockets toward Israeli towns in April 2023, targeting Netur and Avni Eitan. The Syrian court found that the Liwa al-Quds sought to incite civil war, promote sectarian violence, and seize cities, classifying these actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Despite the defendant's claim for mitigating circumstances, the court rejected these and denied the possibility of a gender or special amnesty in the future. Legal experts stated that the gravity of the crimes and the threat they posed to civilians and social peace were key factors in the life sentence. The ruling emphasizes that political changes or shifting circumstances will not erase the crimes committed by the Assad regime, and more efforts will be made to ensure justice for victims.
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