New documents appear to reveal Syria’s president Shara’a was held by US in Iraq

Documents circulating on social media over the last day appear to provide new details about the background of Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara’a. They claim to provide details about his role when he was suspected of being linked to terrorist and insurgent groups.

However, the documents require verification, and their overall summary doesn’t appear to show Shara’a was guilty of any crimes. However, the new documents appear to show that Shara’a was held by US forces and the Iraqi government at detention camps such as Camp Bucca and Camp Taji. However, the fact that he may have been held at Bucca is interesting because the camp has been described as “Iraq’s militant university.”

Hassan Hassan, the founder of New Lines Magazine, posted about the new documents on April 17. “On the day Ahmad al-Sharaa received an invitation to attend the Arab Summit in Iraq a month from now, a pro-Iran Telegram channel leaked documents about his prison years & case in Iraq.”

The fact that a pro-Iran-linked source released the documents means they are intended to harm the image of Shara’a.

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