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Syria: Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial
Syria: Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial
MEE staff
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Tue, 08/11/2026 - 09:46
Damascus court sentenced Syria's former strongman, his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on charges of murder, torture and incitement to murder
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A Damascus court sentenced Syria's former strongman Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on Tuesday on charges of murder, torture…
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