# Syrian court issues first sentences over 2025 Alawite massacres

https://mins.news/en/item/62334

- France 24, 2026-09-17 09:13 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260917-syrian-court-issues-first-sentences-over-2025-massacres-of-alawites

> Syria’s judiciary has handed down its first verdicts over last year’s massacres of Alawites on the Syrian coast. A former government forces member received a 20-year prison term, while a supporter of deposed president Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death and another defendant to life in prison.

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