Syria: Court charges Bashar Assad's cousin Atef Najib with war crimes amid 2011 uprising
10 May 2026, 17:04 GMT
Topic: News
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/syria-court-charges-bashar-assad-s-cousin-atef-najib-with-war-crimes-amid-2011-uprising/a-77111373?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
Syria's judiciary has charged Atef Najib with acts "amounting to war crimes" as Bashar Assad's cousin is accused of orchestrating a crackdown on 2011 protests that subsequently degenerated into a decade of civil war.