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Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’

Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle

Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, later charged with war crimes in 2024

The Guardian - UK

40 Years On, Hama Survivors Recall Horror Of Assad-era Massacre

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule.

International Business Times

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First Thing: Russian general killed in Moscow blast as Ukraine claims responsibility

Igor Kirillov was head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division. Plus, Mitch McConnell warns Trump against isolationism

The Guardian - UK

Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth

Rifaat al-Assad, the ‘Butcher of Hama’, identified as client of consultant who received ban and fine this year

The Guardian - UK

Swedish Court Acquits Former Syrian General Of War Crimes Charges

A Stockholm court on Thursday acquitted a Syrian former general of war crimes charges, saying prosecutors had not proved his involvement in the attacks carried out during the country's civil war.

International Business Times

Former Syrian General Faces War Crimes Charges In Swedish Court

The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during Syria's civil war.

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Syrian president's uncle to stand trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the Syrian president, will stand trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that decades ago earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Hama".

France 24

Assad arrest warrant: ‘Hope and pain’ for Syrian chemical attack survivors

Lawyers say French arrest warrant sets ‘historic precedent’ as survivors of chemical massacre long for justice in Syria.

Al Jazeera

French Court Upholds Assad Uncle’s Conviction over Ill-Gotten Assets

France's top administrative court on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an "ill-gotten gains" case over wealth estimated at 90 million euros ($89 million). Rifaat al-Assad, 85, is the younger brother of Bashar's father and former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad, and himself…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French top court upholds prison sentence of Bashar al-Assad's uncle

France's highest court on Wednesday confirmed a ruling that found Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was guilty of acquiring millions of euros worth of French property using funds diverted from the Syrian state.

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