Two children released from Al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa, previously controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, testified on January 24, 2026, between 10:15 PM and 11:15 PM UTC that they were accused of terrorism, according to sotoursyria on X. The testimonies, documented by Syria’s Lines, detail the children's experiences during SDF detention. Separate X posts by w8_rpp described the release of a man imprisoned for six months and sentenced to seven years after filming post-liberation activities, and another post recounted the release of a nephew arrested in 2022 for a photo, both facilitated by General Security after Raqqa's liberation. These accounts follow Syria's Justice Ministry release of 126 children and teenagers from the same prison earlier on January 24, as reported by QalaatAlMudiq on X. The new testimonies align with prior reports of traumatized children taken to Ebad Al-Rahman Mosque in Raqqa's Rumaila area.
