Syrian court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Cousin of Bashar al-Assad and former regime figure found guilty of crimes including premeditated murder and torture.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026|Updated: 2 minutes agoUpdated: 2 minutes agoWassim al-Assad, a cousin of ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes during the country’s nearly 14-year war.The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus issued the ruling on Tuesday, finding Wassim al-Assad guilty of crimes that included premeditated murder and torture.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Bashar al-Assad, Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria triallist 2 of 3Israeli strikes in south Lebanon a ‘violation of international law’: PMlist 3 of 3‘They need each other’: What’s behind the new Syria-Russia accord?end of listJudge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan said Wassim al-Assad was convicted of multiple murders and “murder accompanied by torture and brutality … classified as crimes against humanity and war crimes”.Footage showed Wassim al-Assad inside a defendant’s cage in the courtroom as judges read out his sentence.With the ruling, Wassim al-Assad becomes the first al-Assad family me...