Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
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A Syrian court on Tuesday (August 11) sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death in absentia by a court on Tuesday after being convicted of crimes including murder, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the nation's nearly 14-year war.
This represents the initial conviction against Assad, who was overthrown in a rebel offensive in December 2024, terminating decades of iron-fisted rule by his family alongside a devastating war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives across Syria.
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A Syrian court on Tuesday (August 11) sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death in absentia by a court on Tuesday after being convicted of crimes including murder, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the nation's nearly 14-year war.
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This represents the initial conviction against Assad, who was overthrown in a rebel offensive in December 2024, terminating decades of iron-fisted rule by his family alongside a devastating war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives across Syria.