Syria court sentences Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
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A Damascus court convicted and sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Syria’s civil war, marking the first verdict against him while he remains in Moscow after fleeing in 2024. His cousin Atef Najib and several other former officials were also handed death sentences in absentia; extradition from Russia remains uncertain.
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