### [2026-08-24](/feed/2026/08/24/index.md)

##### Syria's Grand Mufti
# Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime and is sentenced to life in prison. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/syria-court-mufti-assad-sentenced-e1d6078e20fdee13f2c77c72a5b9f9a3)
2. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/hold-ahmad-hassoun-assads-barrel-bomb-mufti-faces-death-penalty)
3. [DW](https://www.dw.com/en/syria-sentences-assad-era-top-muslim-cleric-to-life-in-prison/a-78485344)

### Changes:

1. Syrian top religious leader Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime and is sentenced to life in prison.  _2026-08-24 22:01:48 (First version)_
1. Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime and is sentenced to life in prison.  _(Current version)_

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