Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:26pm on 11 Aug 2026,Tuesday International
Former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court over charges linked to war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s long civil war. His brother Maher Al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib were also sentenced to death in the same case. The court accused Najib of involvement in the deadly crackdown in Daraa in 2011, including torture and the killing of children. Bashar Al-Assad fled Syria for Moscow in December 2024 after opposition forces captured Damascus and ended his rule. The verdict marks the first major trial of former government figures under Syria’s transitional authorities. (PC: NDTV)
