# Former Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

https://mins.news/en/video/19330

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-11 16:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t9zb56lj7g

> Bashar Assad, Syria’s ousted former president, has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes. The verdict prompted victims’ families and supporters to gather outside a courthouse in Damascus. Those assembled celebrated the ruling against Assad. Syrians also reacted to the death sentence handed down by the court.

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