Bashar

Bashar al-Assad is the former president of Syria who ruled the country for over two decades until he was ousted from power in December 2024. He is the subject of a death sentence in absentia handed down by a Syrian court for atrocities committed during his rule.

Why it’s in the news: He is in the news because a Syrian court has sentenced him to death in absentia for atrocities including killings and torture.

Latest on Bashar

• Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
• Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
• Syrian court sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
• Syria sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over killings, torture

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