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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial
Syrian 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 sentences Syria's former ruler, his brother Maher and ex-security official Najib to death on charges of murder, torture and crimes against humanity
A portrait of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with its frame broken at a Political Security Branch facility on the outskirts of Hama, 7 December 2024 (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
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