Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture
A Syrian court tried ousted leader Bashar al-Assad in absentia and sentenced him to death, convicting him for killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests during Syria's 14-year war. Assad was removed from power in a rebel offensive in 2024, ending decades of his family's rule.
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