🚨Who is Amjad Yusuf, the perpetrator of the Tadamon massacre in Syria?
Amjad Yusuf is an officer in the military intelligence of the Assad regime, who held prominent security roles in southern Damascus during the years of the Syrian revolution. He is accused of involvement in the arrest, torture, and killing of opposition figures and civilians, including women, children, and the elderly.
He is considered the main suspect in the Tadamon neighborhood massacre in 2013 inside Yarmouk Camp, one of the most horrific crimes documented on video. One clip, published by The Guardian, showed the field execution of at least 41 civilians, while local documentation تشير إلى hundreds of victims in the same neighborhood.
He was born in 1986 in the countryside of Hama and joined the Military Intelligence Academy, later rising through the ranks of the intelligence apparatus until becoming one of the leaders of Branch 227. During the war years, he led security and military operations in the Tadamon and Yarmouk areas.
Yusuf remained in hiding after his role was exposed, especially following international investigations that revealed his identity and crimes, until Syrian authorities announced his arrest on April 24, 2026, in the Hama countryside after a months-long security operation.
The case of Amjad Yusuf has returned to the spotlight after the fall of the Assad regime, with the Tadamon massacre becoming one of the most prominent cases Syrians are demanding to uncover the truth about and hold those responsible accountable.