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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports many Syrians are joyful at the death sentences handed down to ousted president Basher Assad, his brother Maher, and army commander Atef Najib, with families and victims gathering outside the Damascus courthouse.
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