Syria begins trial of first high-ranking member of Assad's former regime
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Syria has initiated legal proceedings against the first high-ranking official from Bashar al-Assad's toppled government. The defendant, Najib, is a cousin of the deposed Syrian president whose regime collapsed in December 2024 following a rapid rebel offensive led by Islamist groups. The trial represents the beginning of Syria's transitional justice process as the country's new authorities seek to hold former regime officials accountable for alleged crimes committed during Assad's rule, which lasted over two decades and was marked by a brutal civil war that began in 2011.