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  "id": 8145569,
  "title": "Former Syrian Official Convicted of Torture under Assad Sentenced to 60 Years in US Prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-syrian-official-convicted-of-torture-under-assad-sentenced-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:16:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20260918-349210/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during the rule of former President Bashar Assad was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in a U.S. prison after a federal judge recounted the \"unimaginably cruel\" details of his abuse.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Former Assad officer sentenced to 60 years in US for torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-assad-officer-sentenced-to-60-years-in-us-for-torture",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:15:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
}