Sednaya prison, Syria’s “human slaughterhouse” fell into the hands of the rebels on Saturday as Bashar al-Assad's rule came to an end.

Fighters freed hundreds of inmates, including women and young children. However subterranean cells were harder to access and break open. Footage from the prison showed rebels breaking doors open and telling inmates they were free.

Thousands were seen leaving the prison, with people screaming in the streets. Many had been in the prison for several years.

Syria’s Sednaya prison was known as a “human slaughterhouse” by Syrians and human rights organisations.

In a 2017 report, Amnesty International concluded that “the Syrian authorities’ violations at Saydnaya amount to crimes against humanity”. “Murder, torture, enforced disappearance and extermination carried out at Saydnaya since 2011 have been perpetrated as part of an attack against the civilian population that has been widespread, as well as systematic, and carried out in furtherance of state policy,” the human rights group said.

Comedian Bill Burr comments on slain CEO Brian Thompson: "I was sitting there reading an article, and a guy was like, 'Oh my god, he's such a great guy; he had a wife and kids, and he's such a great guy.' - “They're gangsters, dude...And then one of them gets whacked or something, they're like, I was good, he was such a good guy. It's a dirty game."

We were forcibly displaced from our home in northern Gaza after it was stormed by the occupation. Our house was destroyed, and our belongings were ransacked. My family's fate and mine have become unknown after losing everything beautiful because of this brutal war. I kindly ask for your support and assistance through this link: https://gofund.me/1222af19.

If you need to verify my identity, you can visit my personal profile. I want to draw your attention to the fact that some Zionist individuals are pursuing us and trying to tarnish our reputation. Please do not believe their lies, as they are fighting us in every possible way.