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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

A Syrian court has sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad and his brother to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ruling comes amid a protracted conflict in Syria that has claimed around half a million lives since it began 14 years ago.

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A Syrian court has sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad and his brother to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ruling comes amid a protracted conflict in Syria that has claimed around half a million lives since it began 14 years ago.

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Ex-Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes