{
  "id": 564178,
  "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad, former regime officials to death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-absent-bashar-al-assad-former-regime-officials-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:10:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/2026-08-11/ty-article/syria-sentences-absent-bashar-al-assad-former-regime-officials-to-death/0000019f-f038-d310-a3df-f43bbe760000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a first conviction against the ousted leader, a Syrian court convicted Al-Assad of crimes during the country's nearly 14-year war. Assad fled Damascus in 2024 as rebel fighters approached and is currently in Moscow",
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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."
}