Event Brief
Syria court sentences Assad cousin to death
By The BriefBrief · Sources (27)
Filed: Aug 18, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Summary: A Damascus court sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of Bashar al-Assad, to death for war crimes.
WHO: Damascus court
WHAT: Convicted Wassim al-Assad of multiple murders and murder accompanied by torture and brutality, sentencing him to death
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Damascus, Syria
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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