Damascus Court Sentences Assad Brothers In Absentia for War Crimes

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A Damascus court has handed down sentences to ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher al-Assad in absentia. The two were convicted on charges of murder, torture, and crimes against humanity. The charges relate to atrocities committed before and during Syria's 14-year civil war. The conflict claimed the lives of approximately half a million people. Bashar al-Assad currently remains in Russia, where he has been granted refuge following his ouster.

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