# Syria sentences detained Assad cousin to death for war crimes

https://mins.news/en/item/24928

- France 24, 2026-08-18 09:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260818-syria-sentences-to-death-assad-s-detained-cousin-for-war-crimes

> A Damascus court sentenced Wassim al-Assad to death on Tuesday after convicting him of multiple murders, including killings accompanied by torture and brutality. He is a cousin of Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s overthrown longtime ruler.

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