BEIRUT — Syria opened its main prison in Damascus on Monday to a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross for the first time since the uprising started in mid-March.
Human rights activists say Syrian authorities have arrested tens of thousands in the past five months of protests against President Bashar Assad.
At the same time as the visit, Syrian troops raided several cities and towns across the country in search of activists and protesters who were involved in planning the uprising, human rights campaigners and residents said. They said troops also raided homes and combed areas in northern and central Syria looking for the attorney general, Adnan Bakkour, whose resignation greatly embarrassed the government.
Denver Post wire services
