A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the country's civil war. The sentencing by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus is the first against al-Assad since the dicta
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A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the country's civil war. The sentencing by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus is the first against al-Assad since the dicta
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the country's civil war. Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court on Tuesday after being convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Hill reported the story as "Syrian court sentences Assad to death in absentia." One America News Network reported the story as "Syria sentences fmr dictator Bashar al-Assad to death."
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