Event Brief
Oct 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM ET
Syrian court sentences two Assad supporters to death
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Syria’s Military Criminal Court in Aleppo sentenced Bashar al-Assad supporters Al-Waddah Ismail and Maher Ali to death, convicting them of seeking to incite civil war and sectarian fighting and leading armed gangs to attack public forces, state media reported. In separate rulings, it sentenced Defence Ministry 82nd Division member Mohammed Bakour to 20 years for intentional homicide and Maher Othman to 12 years; charges against Othman were not specified.
WHO: Syria’s Military Criminal Court
WHAT: Sentenced Al-Waddah Ismail and Maher Ali to death, and issued separate prison sentences to Mohammed Bakour and Maher Othman.
WHEN: Oct 15, 2026
WHERE: Aleppo, Syria
WHY: The court convicted Ismail and Ali of seeking to incite civil war and sectarian fighting and leading armed gangs to attack public forces; it convicted Bakour of intentional homicide.
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