SYRIA, Aleppo. 2012. A member of Shabiha (a feared Assad regime-sponsored militia known for their violence) captured by FSA milita after the clashes near Shabiha headquarters in Aleppo.

The Shabiha militia have reigned with violence and impunity, destroying entire villages by setting fire to homes or looting them; and raping, torturing, and slitting the throats of inhabitants suspected of opposing the regime.