By RAJA ABDULRAHIM A court in Syria sentenced Bashar Assad, the country’s ousted president, and several other former government officials to death in absentia Tuesday after convicting them of committing murder, torture and crimes against humanity during the nearly 14-year civil war. The verdicts marked the end of the first trial related to the war held in Syria since Assad was overthrown in December 2024, and they were met with celebrations inside and outside the courthouse in Damascus, the…
