DEATH VERDICT: Syrian Court Sentences Bashar Assad, Brother to Death for War Crimes
A Syrian court issued death sentences in absentia on Tuesday against ousted President Bashar Assad and his younger brother for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict, which resulted in approximately half a million deaths. Assad's maternal cousin Atef Najib, who led a crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that sparked the uprising leading to civil war, also received a death sentence in the same proceedings.
A Syrian court issued death sentences in absentia on Tuesday against ousted President Bashar Assad and his younger brother for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict, which resulted in approximately half a million deaths. Assad's maternal cousin Atef Najib, who led a crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that sparked the uprising leading to civil war, also received a death sentence in the same proceedings.
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