Stockholm, May 4, 2026 (AFP) - Sweden jails Syrian man for life over 2012-2013 war crimes

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2026-05-04

A Swedish court on Monday sentenced a 55-year-old man to life in jail for his role in war crimes during the Syrian civil war in 2012 and 2013. The court found that the man was guilty of participating in a shooting against a peaceful protest in July 2012 in the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk, where several demonstrators were killed, it said in a statement. It also found that he had served at a roadblock set up by the Syrian government in the same area......

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