# Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities?

https://mins.news/en/video/25628

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-19 01:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNwQio5nvxY

> A Damascus court sentenced Wassim al-Assad, cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, to death after convicting him of premeditated murder, torture and inciting violence during Syria’s civil war. The court said he commanded militias responsible for war crimes in places including Eastern Ghouta and Syria’s coastal provinces, and ordered his assets seized and victims compensated. Survivors welcomed the verdict.

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