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France Tries Syrian Islamist Rebel Ex-spokesman On War Crime Charges

Jaish al-Islam has been accused of abducting four activists, including Razan Zeitouneh (C) in 2013 (Credit: AFP)

A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman is to go on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria's civil war.

French authorities arrested Majdi Nema, now 36, in the southern city of Marseille in 2020, after he travelled to the country on a student exchange programme.

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