POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 18 · Aug 18, 2026, 9:24 AM
Syria sentences to death Assad's detained cousin for war crimes
France 24 [en]
Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of overthrown long-time Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, was convicted of multiple murders and murder accompanied by torture and brutality. A Damascus court issued a death sentence on Tuesday.
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