A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother to death for crimes against humanity and war crimes that left around half a million people dead during the country's civil war.
Death sentences for Assad and relatives
Assad's maternal cousin Atef Najib has also been sentenced to death for leading the crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that sparked the uprising and later the civil war.
This is a breaking news story and further details are expected to emerge.
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