{
  "id": 563185,
  "title": "Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrian-court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-brother-to-death-for-war-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:37:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/syrian-court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-brother-death-war-crimes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother Maher al-Assad were both sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes along with several other defendants.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}