France issues new international arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad
(MENAFN) France has issued a fresh international arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accusing him of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Syria’s prolonged civil war, according to reports.
The warrant, signed on July 29, specifically holds Assad responsible for chemical attacks in 2013. One attack on August 5 in Adra and Douma reportedly injured around 450 people, while another on August 21 in Eastern Ghouta allegedly involved sarin gas that killed over 1,000 individuals, according to US intelligence.
This marks the third arrest warrant French authorities have issued for Assad. Earlier warrants targeted him for the 2012 bombing of a press center in Homs, which killed American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik, and for the 2017 bombing of a civilian area in Deraa.
Assad, who led Syria for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia last December, ending the Baath Party’s rule that had been in power since 1963. A transitional administration under President Ahmad Sharaa was established in January.
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