French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, notably the launch of a deliberate attack on civilians,

Assad’s government was attempting to regain control of Daraa from opposition forces. In 2023, the French judiciary issued an arrest warrant for al-Assad in connection with chemical weapons attacks.

The French judiciary has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad on charges of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity, an official said Tuesday.

A court in Paris has accused the overthrown Syrian ruler of complicity in war crimes in relation to a deadly attack on civilians in 2017. View on euronews

French judges have issued a second arrest warrant against the former Syrian leader, who was overthrown in early December 2024 by insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Syria's former president is wanted for alleged war crimes committed during a bombing in the Syrian city of Deraa in 2017.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, notably the launch of a deliberate attack on civilians, a legal source said late on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.