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News & Current Events May 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM

Syria: Court charges Bashar Assad's cousin with war crimes

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Syria: Court charges Bashar Assad's cousin with war crimes
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Syria: Court charges Bashar Assad's cousin with war crimes
Syria's judiciary has charged Atef Najib with acts "amounting to war crimes" as Bashar Assad's cousin is accused of orchestrating a crackdown on 2011 protests that subsequently degenerated into a decade of civil war.

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faffc260 2 days ago +11
guess he didn't take his family to russia, surprised he didn't flee with the rest of the human refuse in the assad regime who went to russia..well I hope he regrets the crackdown on the protesters before whatever sentence is handed down.
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ms1232 2 days ago +1
just wondering if USA will hold this standard when it comes to war crimes committed during current administration and members of their family currently in various advisory positions purely based on principles of nepotism 
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stonertear 2 days ago +1
The Al Qaida guy is okay though - because he's 'come good'?
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Aromatic-Ant-5020 2 days ago +2
Al Qaeda fans are downvoting this.
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OneSeparate5929 2 days ago -1
He will be in Mar a Lago next week.
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ozrocket 2 days ago
YEP, along with the growing collection of Despots
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