Former Assad regime official convicted in landmark transitional justice case as US voters in six states head to polls for primary runoffs.
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A Syrian court sentenced former general Atef Najib to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity, marking a significant test of transitional justice in the country following the fall of the Assad regime. While victims of the former regime welcomed the verdict, several NGOs denounced the trial as unfair, raising questions about the legitimacy of post-conflict accountability processes.
In the United States, primary elections in six states delivered mixed results for progressive and moderate wings of both parties. In Minnesota, the progressive Lieutenant Governor defeated Representative Angie Craig in the Democratic Senate primary, a notable upset. Wisconsin's Democratic primary saw Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeat state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, blunting progressive momentum in a crucial battleground state ahead of November's general election. The Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial primary remained too close to call.
Meanwhile, military officials from Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq's Kurdistan region convened in Jordan on Tuesday for high-level talks on regional security and border protection, focusing on countering cross-border threats. The meeting brought together senior military leaders including Iraq's army chief of staff Lt Gen Abdul Yarallah and Jordan's army chief Maj Gen Yousef Huneiti.