Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings and torture reuters.comFormer Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes AP NewsWho is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad? aljazeera.comAssad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war reuters.comSyrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes The Guardian