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France to try Syrian regime officials for crimes against humanity

A member of Syrian forces stands guard in front of destroyed buildings in Jobar, eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria, April 2, 2018 [File: Omar Sanadiki/Reuters]

French judges have ordered three senior members of the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stand trial for collusion in crimes against humanity over the deaths of two French Syrian men.

The order, signed last Wednesday, says the three senior al-Assad advisers are charged with complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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