# Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

https://mins.news/en/item/18918

- CNN, 2026-08-11 09:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/11/middleeast/syria-assad-death-sentence-absentia-intl?Date=20260811&Profile=CNN

> Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia. The ruling concerns crimes committed during the country’s 14-year deadly conflict. The headline identifies Assad as the subject of the sentence and links the case directly to the long-running conflict in Syria.

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