WIRE — A Syrian court has sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's 14-year civil war. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, is the first death sentence against Assad or members of his inner
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