# Assad’s ‘barrel bomb mufti’ Ahmad Hassoun faces Damascus verdict

https://mins.news/en/item/27665

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 18:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/ahmad-badreddine-hassoun-assads-barrel-bomb-mufti-faces-court-verdict?traffic_source=rss

> Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, Syria’s former grand mufti under Bashar al-Assad, is due to receive a verdict on Monday in a Damascus transitional-justice case. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty over charges including inciting violence. Hassoun was detained at Damascus airport in March 2025 after going into hiding.

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