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Coverage dated November 14, 2023

France Issues Arrest Warrants for Syrian President, 3 Generals Alleging Involvement in War Crimes

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Lawyers for victims say French judicial authorities have issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and two army generals for their alleged involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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  1. France 24

    France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (opens France 24)

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    France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source and plaintiffs…

  2. CNN

    France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Assad (opens CNN)

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    France issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alleging the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, a judicial source told CNN on Wednesday.

  3. Al Jazeera

    France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s al-Assad (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The warrant charges Syria’s president with complicity in ‘crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes’.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president, generals (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    PARIS >> French judicial authorities today issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother and two army generals for their alleged involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity, including a 2013 chemical attack on rebel-held Damascus suburbs, lawyers for S…

  5. Military.com

    France Issues Arrest Warrants for Syrian President, 3 Generals Alleging Involvement in War Crimes (opens Military.com)

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    Lawyers for victims say French judicial authorities have issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and two army generals for their alleged involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    France issues arrest warrant for Syria's Assad — reports – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Following a criminal investigation into the 2013 chemical attacks that killed more than 1,000 people, France issued international arrest warrants for Syrian leader Bashar Assad and three other Syrian nationals.

  7. Al-Monitor

    France issues 'historic' arrest warrant for Syria's Assad (opens Al-Monitor)

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    France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over chemical attacks in 2013, plaintiffs in the case said Wednesday.

  8. The Guardian

    French court issues arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes (opens The Guardian)

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    Three others also subject to warrants over use of sarin gas in two attacks in Syria in August 2013 that killed more than 1,000 people

  9. PBS NewsHour

    France issues arrest warrants for Syrian President Assad, 3 generals alleging involvement in war crimes (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Lawyers for victims say French judicial authorities have issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and two army generals for their alleged involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

  10. Digital Journal

    France issues arrest warrant for Syria's Assad (opens Digital Journal)

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    France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical

  11. Fox News

    Arrest warrant issued for Syrian leader's alleged use of banned chemical weapons: 'Butcher of Damascus' (opens Fox News)

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    France issued the arrest warrant following investigations into two alleged uses of banned chemical weapons in Syria, arguing that it has "universal" jurisdiction regarding chemical attacks.

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