Syria Court Sentences Bashar Assad to Death in Absentia
Latest Tanzania politics news · Syria Court Sentences Bashar Assad to Death in Absentia explained · updated Aug 11, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
TLDR
- Assad was ousted in December 2024 after rebel forces swept into Damascus, ending more than five decades of rule by the Assad family.
- SYRIA: A SYRIAN court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death in absentia.
- The court also handed the death penalty to Atef Najib, a senior security official under Assad’s rule and a cousin of the former dictator.