Berlin, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - Germany jails Syrian for 10 years for Assad-era war crimes

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A German court handed a 10-year jail term to a Syrian former militia leader on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. The man, named only as Ahmad H., 47, had come to Germany in 2016 at the height of the influx of migrants to Europe. Assad was toppled last week by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and Berlin has since warned that his supporters will continue to face justice in Germa......

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