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Syrian Court Sentences Assad to Death in Absentia

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, during Syria's civil war. He fled to Moscow in December 2024. A former security official also received the death penalty.