Damascus opens landmark trial of Assad-era security official over Deraa crackdown
Syria holds its first public trial of an Assad-era security official, Atef Najib, in Damascus for alleged crimes related to the 2011 crackdown in Deraa; Najib faces charges of crimes against the Syrian people, with Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher charged in absentia as the transitional justice process advances after decades of conflict.