Insurgents claim to free inmates from large prison near Damascus

Syrian rebels say they are freeing inmates from a large military prison on the outskirts of Damascus where the Syrian government detained thousands.

“We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of freeing our prisoners and releasing their chains and announcing the end of the era of injustice in Sednaya prison,” the group says.

The insurgents say they have begun entering the capital without any sign of army deployments.

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