Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib to death
Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death
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Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death
![Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh explains the latest developments after Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib were sentenced to death in Damascus. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-1786471140.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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