# Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria trial

https://mins.news/en/video/18894

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-11 08:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywgXhkAw9WM

> Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, who previously led political security in the southern province of Deraa, have received death sentences. The ruling comes in what is described as a landmark trial in Syria. Al Jazeera reporter Obaida Hitto is providing a live report from the country. The case places both former officials at the centre of a major legal proceeding.

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