Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death: How the Syrian civil war unfolded, and ended
Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader, was sentenced to death in absentia by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus for crimes committed during the 14-year civil war that resulted in approximately 500,000 deaths. This landmark ruling also included his brother Maher and cousin Atef Najib, marking a significant judicial action against the former regime. The implications for Syria's political landscape remain to be seen.