{
  "id": 1896552,
  "title": "Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled prison sentence in Austria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/syria-arrests-assad-era-officer-who-fled-prison-sentence-in-austria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-arrests-assad-era-officer-who-fled-prison-sentence-in-austria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Musab Abu Rukbah returned home after Vienna court sentenced him to 8 years in jail for torture, sexual assault of Assad critics while serving as head of Raqqa police investigations The post Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled prison sentence in Austria appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}