# ‘Barrel bomb mufti’ Ahmad Hassoun handed life sentence in Syria trial

https://mins.news/en/video/30331

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-24 08:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWILJIGOgfY

> Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a senior Muslim religious official under ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has received a life sentence for crimes committed during Syria’s nearly 14-year war. A Damascus criminal court found him guilty of inciting violence and granting the al-Assad regime religious and political legitimacy.

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