ICIJ @icij.org · Dec 4 When the revolution against President Bashar Assad erupted in 2011, Thaer and Imad al-Najjar supported peaceful protests calling for the end of his regime. After Assad’s security forces fired on protesters in the Syrian capital, Thaer joined the nascent armed rebellion.
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Imad was unable to fight, but that made no difference: both brothers became wanted men. They took refuge at their parents’ house in central Damascus, but Thaer quickly left, concerned that security officers would track him down.