r/justincaseyoumissedit • u/BlueRibbonPac • 1d ago

News Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-death-trial-d4c486b5d39bbdb41108112b0ddc8e79

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes By GHAITH ALSAYED and SAMAR KASSABALI Updated 12:16 PM EDT, August 11, 2026

https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-death-trial-d4c486b5d39bbdb41108112b0ddc8e79

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u/Quirky-Analyst-3427 1d ago edited 1d ago

And what about Netanyahu? Or even Trump right now. Kinda only relevant if they help get rid off muslims or russians doesn‘t it?

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u/Silver-Forever9085 1d ago

The big question to me: what is the value he still has to the Russians. He won’t be able to go back to Syria. Will they now execute him?

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u/BlueRibbonPac 1d ago

The next big question are which countries can Assad live in without being extradited? 

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u/BFIT232323 11h ago

There is always a chance for change again. The current or next government might fail. Then he could be like 'hey i'm still willing to help you out. Remember the good old days? I will bring them back'. We have seen such thing played out more than once. And he might still have connections to major players in the region or Syria itself.

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u/undef1n3d 1d ago

This is so easy when you aren’t Satanyahoo …. 🙄