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Syrian authorities have detained Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham, a former official under the ousted Assad government, accused of links to the 1982 Hama massacre and the violent 2011 crackdown on anti-government protesters. The arrest is part of an ongoing effort by Syria's new authorities to hold former regime figures accountable for past atrocities. The detention adds to a growing list of prosecutions targeting Assad-era officials as Syria works through a transitional justice process following the collapse of the former government.