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Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman on trial in France over war crimes

Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag and shout slogans, as they celebrate during the second day of the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Monday, 9 December, 2024. © Hussein Malla / AP

A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria's civil conflict. It is the first time such crimes have been tried in France under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

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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