# Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities?

https://mins.news/en/item/25167

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 13:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/who-is-wassim-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-syria-war-atrocities?traffic_source=rss

> A Damascus criminal court sentenced former regime figure Wassim al-Assad to death after convicting him of crimes including premeditated murder and torture during Syria’s war. He was accused of leading pro-regime paramilitary groups and operations against civilians in Eastern Ghouta. The court confiscated his assets but acquitted him of drug-trafficking charges for lack of evidence.

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