内容摘要：Ashford Borough Council leader Noel Ovenden said: “We will not give up on this and will continue to make the case for their return."

Ashford Borough Council leader Noel Ovenden said: “We will not give up on this and will continue to make the case for their return."

Throughout its history, the facility was heavily guarded, with fortifications surrounding the grounds.The exterior of the prison was patrolled by a detachment of 200 troops from the military, with an additional 250 soldiers from military intelligence and the military police responsible for interior security, according to the 2022 report from AMDSP.

Troops from the 21st Brigade of the army's Third Division were chosen to defend the prison because of their strong loyalty to the regime. Soldiers were commanded by officers from President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority.Since the downfall of the Assad regime, civilians have been urged to avoid rushing through the perimeter of the prison. Rights groups say the exterior of the complex is known to be heavily mined. A ring of anti-tank munitions runs around the exterior of the prison, with a secondary ring of anti-personnel mines running through the centre of the facility.Images released by the White Helmets - a Syrian civil defence group - showed high walls topped with barbed wire also surrounding the complex. Guard towers can also be seen dotted around the facility.

The Assad regime always denied the accusations levelled against it by international organisations, calling them "baseless" and "devoid of truth".Amnesty says for families who suspect their relatives have been held in Saydnaya the fall of the regime "raises the prospect that they could finally discover the fate of their missing loved ones, in some cases decades later".

A charity that provides free food has appealed for volunteers as it prepares for its first "community meal" in a new location.

FoodCycle is about to launch a weekly meal in Ipswich to help tackle food poverty, loneliness and waste.It says its projects across the region have already served more than 12,400 meals this year, and saved more than 37 tonnes of food from being thrown away.

Holly Wright, FoodCycle’s regional manager, said: "There is high demand for free food across the country, particularly as the high cost of living continues to affect everything from fuel bills to food costs."The Ipswich meal will be served every Tuesday at 1600 GMT at Burlington Baptist Church, in London Road, starting from 1 October.

The charity runs 94 community meals nationally, but this is the first in Suffolk.Volunteers use surplus supermarket food to make vegetarian dishes.