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The harrowing 18-year ordeal of a Lebanese shepherd in Syrian prisons

Jamal Hassan Nabaa recounts his long journey from one prison to another in an interview with L'Orient Today, leading up to his release on Dec. 8.

The harrowing 18-year ordeal of a Lebanese shepherd in Syrian prisons

Left, Jamal Hassan Nabaa before his arrest in 2006. Right, after his release from Syrian prison 18 years later. (Rights reserved)

On July 24, 2006, amid the July War between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese shepherd Jamal Hassan Nabaa, along with his 6-year-old son Mohammad, left their village of Shebaa in the Hasbaya district and headed for Beit Jin in the countryside of...
On July 24, 2006, amid the July War between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese shepherd Jamal Hassan Nabaa, along with his 6-year-old son Mohammad, left their village of Shebaa in the Hasbaya district and headed for Beit Jin in the countryside of...