Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died A Syrian court has sentenced the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year civil war, in which about half a million people died. The two men fled to Moscow after being ousted by a lightning rebel offensive in December 2024 which toppled the dictatorial regime in just 11 days. Con

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• The Guardian left

  Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died A Syrian court has sentenced the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year civil war, in which about half a million people died. The two men fled to Moscow after being ousted by a lightning rebel offensive in December 2024 which toppled the dictatorial regime in just 11 days. Con
• Al Jazeera center

  Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
• The Guardian left

  Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
• The New York Times left

  A court in Syria sentenced Bashar al-Assad, the country’s ousted president, and several other former government officials to death in absentia on Tuesday after convicting them of committing murder, torture and crimes against humanity during a nearly 14-year civil war.
• Fox News right

  Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother Maher were sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.