{"id":2380766,"date":"2024-12-16T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-released-from-syrian-prison-in-cnn-report-actually-assad-officer-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:39:32","slug":"man-released-from-syrian-prison-in-cnn-report-actually-assad-officer-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-released-from-syrian-prison-in-cnn-report-actually-assad-officer-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Man released from Syrian prison in CNN report actually Assad officer &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-released-from-syrian-prison-in-cnn-report-actually-assad-officer-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2064 a man who was released from a Syrian prison, highlighted in a viral CNN report, and reveals that \u2062he was actually an intelligence officer working for President Bashar al-assad. This\u2063 details challenges the\u2064 narrative presented in \u2062the report and raises questions about the individual&#8217;s past\u200b and the context of his imprisonment. The piece reflects \u200bon the complexities of the situation in Syria\u200d and the implications of such revelations on public perception and understanding of the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Man released from Syrian prison in viral CNN report was actually intelligence officer for Assad<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908001\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> described in a viral report as a rebel prisoner of deposed Syrian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bashar Assad<\/a>&rsquo;s totalitarian regime has turned out to be a notorious ex-intelligence officer for the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-palestine-removed-from-google-maps\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was Palestine Removed From Google Maps?\">leader&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Last Wednesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/16\/middleeast\/syria-assad-prisoner-homs-intl-latam\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">network covered<\/a> the &ldquo;startling discovery&rdquo; of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-h-o-chief-tedros-marxist-political-party-accused-of-mass-rape-murder-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"W.H.O. Chief Tedros&#039; Marxist Political Party Accused of Mass Rape, Murder in Ethiopia\">rebel fighter<\/a> who &ldquo;uncovered a hidden prisoner still unaware of Assad&rsquo;s ouster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">However, the outlet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/16\/middleeast\/syria-assad-prisoner-homs-intl-latam\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">disclosed<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;Monday that it had discovered the supposed civilian was, in reality, Salama Mohammad Salama, a lieutenant in Assad&rsquo;s Air Force Intelligence Directorate. While the Syrian Red Crescent, a medical relief organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clarissaward\/status\/1867916184386986456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">indicated<\/a> it had sent Salama to relatives in Damascus, the former Assad spy&rsquo;s current whereabouts are unknown, the network revealed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear how or why Salama ended up in the Damascus jail, and CNN said it has failed in its attempts to &ldquo;reestablish contact with him.&rdquo; They added that residents of Homs, where he was based, accused Salama &ldquo;of having a reputation for extortion and harassment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A Syrian fact-checking group <a href=\"https:\/\/verify-sy.com\/en\/details\/10562\/Did-CNN-Fabricate-the-Story-of--Freeing-a-Prisoner-from-a-Secret-Jail--\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> that locals said Salama ended up in prison due to disputes with his colleagues about &ldquo;profit sharing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">masked opposition fighter carries<\/a> a flag of Hayat Tahrir al Sham in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. HTS is the largest rebel faction within the opposition that toppled former Syrian President Bashar Assad&rsquo;s regime last Sunday. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to locals, his recent incarceration&mdash;lasting less than a month&mdash;was due to a dispute over profit-sharing from extorted funds with a higher-ranking officer. This led to his detention in one of Damascus&rsquo;s cells,&rdquo; <em>Verify-sy<\/em> reported Sunday, citing &ldquo;neighborhood sources.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Syrian rebel forces overthrew Assad&rsquo;s government earlier this month. 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