The Branch was established in 1969 as the liaison between the Syrian government and the various Palestinian entities permitted to operate in Syria ( Fatah , as-Sa ' iqa , DFLP , and PFLP ) . Although it has been associated with torture at least since 1990 , the prison gained widespread notoriety in the wake of the September 11 attacks due to detainees suspected of ties to terrorist organizations being sent there through extraordinary renditions , primarily by the United States , as a means of outsourcing torture . The detention center is reportedly quite large , run by some 500 employees , but the majority of the reports regarding torture and abusive interrogation focus on the three underground floors
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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