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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes
Ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother Maher al-Assad were both sentenced to death in absentia on charges of war crimes, along with several other defendants.
Beatrice Farhat
Aug 11, 2026
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An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city, on November 30, 2024. — Mohammed AL-RIFAI / AFP
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad to death, along with his younger brother Maher al-Assad, on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated during the country’s 14-year civil war.
What happened: Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus convicted Bashar and Maher al-Assad of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary arrest, and crimes against humanity, sentencing them both to death in absentia, according to Syria’s state news agency........
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