Aleppo military court issues death sentences and prison terms in Syrian coast violence case

A military court in Aleppo has issued its second round of verdicts in Syria's March 2025 coastal violence case, imposing death sentences and prison terms.

• The court sentenced former regime members Wadah Ismail and Maher Ali to death and Mahir Othman to 12 years in prison.
• It sentenced Defense Ministry member Mohamed Bakour to 20 years for deliberate murder and Ammar Abdelal to three years for torture.
• The court acquitted Abdul Raouf Bakr and Mohamed Zarzouri of intentional murder charges for lack of evidence.
• The second round follows a first sentencing session in September that issued death, life, and 20-year terms.
• The verdicts are the first time members of the new government's security forces have been tried for violence in the March 2025 coastal events.