Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
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Bashar al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, Atef Najib
Damascus, Syria
August 11, 2026
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Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher sentenced to death for war crimes. Sentences delivered by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus. Atef Najib, a cousin of Assad, also sentenced to death and currently in custody.
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