# Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings and torture

https://mins.news/en/item/18930

- Reuters, 2026-08-11 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/syria-sentences-absent-bashar-al-assad-death-over-killings-torture-2026-08-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7aee03325a7500012a7876

> A Syrian court has sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death after trying him in absentia on Tuesday. The court convicted him of crimes that include killings, torture and arbitrary arrest. The case concerns conduct during Syria’s nearly 14-year war. Assad was not present for the proceedings.

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