Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died A Syrian court has sentenced the country’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 14-year ci...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/11/syria-bashar-al-assad-death-sentence-war-crimes)