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SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES BASHAR AL-ASSAD TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR WAR CRIMES

1 min read • 1 hr ago • The Guardian • [src]
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SourceLatest linked headlineAge
The GuardianSYRIAN COURT SENTENCES BASHAR AL-ASSAD TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR WAR CRIMES1 hr ago
Deutsche WelleSYRIA SENTENCES BASHAR ASSAD TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA3 hrs ago
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -SYRIAN COURT SENTENCES BASHAR AL-ASSAD TO DEATH FOR MURDER, TORTURE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY47 mins ago
Google NewsFORMER SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR WAR CRIMES - AP NEWS37 mins ago

WHAT HAPPENED

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… 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.

The Guardian reports that 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…

The report adds: 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.

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