Current sectionMiddle East NewsSyria NewsIn a first conviction against the ousted leader, a Syrian court convicted Al-Assad of crimes during the country's nearly 14-year war. Assad fled Damascus in 2024 as rebel fighters approached and is currently in MoscowShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:10 PM • August 11 2026 IDTA Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture and ‌arbitrary arrest during the country's nearly 14-year war.CommentsIn the NewsSyria Sentences Absent Bashar al-Assad, Former Regime Officials to DeathIran Leadership Shake-up: Tehran Arming Up for Trump's Economic War Over HormuzPoll: Eisenkot-led Opposition Bloc Just One Seat Short of Winning MajorityNetanyahu to Secure Likud Seat for Defense Minister Katz, Shielding From PrimaryTrump's Iran War: Without Strategy, There Is No Path to VictoryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?