Kurdish citizen killed under torture in Raqqa

A Kurdish citizen was killed under torture inside one of the security centers in the Raqqa city.

Kurdish citizen killed under torture in Raqqa
2 May, 2026   09:29
NEWSDESK 

A Kurdish man died less than 48 hours after his arrest in Raqqa, amid reports that he was subjected to torture inside a security facility.

According to the available information, the citizen, Ismail al-Kurdi, in his forties and working in the car trade, was abducted on Thursday, April 30, from his home in the Seif al-Dawla neighborhood in Raqqa by a patrol affiliated with the General Security, without any clarification of the reasons for the abduction.

Sources reported that his family was informed yesterday, Friday, to collect his body from the National Hospital in Raqqa, where it was confirmed that he died as a result of torture during his detention, less than two days after his arrest.

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