NYT > World News Syrians Want Justice for Assad-Era Killings and Torture Par : Raja Abdulrahim 3 septembre 2026 à 00:00 Hundreds of thousands were killed and tortured. But prosecuting everyone involved in atrocities could be impractical and risk renewed civil strife. © Emile Ducke for The New York TimesIn the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus, residents hoped the new government would collect the bones and exhume the bodies buried in mass graves underfoot.
NYT > World News Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity Par : Raja Abdulrahim 11 août 2026 à 11:00 The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024. © Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPresident Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former leader, in Damascus in 2023.