# Syria verdict: Atef Najib accused of overseeing 2011 crackdown

https://mins.news/en/video/18963

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-11 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KINuNYV9Fc4

> The final ruling in the case against former Syrian security official Atef Najib is expected on Tuesday. He is accused of directing the crackdown in Deraa in 2011. Najib, a cousin of Bashar al-Assad and former head of Deraa’s political security, is the only defendant attending the proceedings. Bashar and Maher al-Assad are among those being tried in absentia. Al Jazeera reports from Deraa, Syria.

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