A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after finding him guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's 14-year civil war. His younger brother, Maher al-Assad, was also sentenced to death in absentia, while their maternal cousin Atef Najib received the same sentence after being convicted over his role in the crackdown that helped trigger the uprising.

The Fourth Criminal Court in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday sentenced former dictator Bashar Assad to death in absentia.

The former president of Syria Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court on Tuesday for committing atrocities during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war....

A Syrian court has sentenced former leader Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death after convicting them in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s devastating civil war.

Assad fled to Russia as Islamist-led forces closed in on Damascus after a lightning offensive.

Bashar and Maher Assad remain in Russia after fleeing Syria following the collapse of their government. Syria's new authorities have called on Moscow to extradite them to face justice.

A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Syria's civil war.The brothers...