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- A jury in Los Angeles convicted Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a Syrian prison official, of torture at Adra Prison.
- Alsheikh, 73, faces up to 20 years per torture count and 10 years for immigration fraud.
- The U.S. Department of Justice said torture aimed to suppress opposition to the Assad regime.
- His legal team plans to appeal.
- Following the civil war, Ahmed al-Sharaa has become Syria's president and seeks closer Western ties.
