Syrian civil war

A Viennese court sentenced a Syrian ex-general and a former police officer to eight years in jail for torturing opponents of Bashar al-Assad. The trial used universal jurisdiction in European courts to prosecute Syrian civil war suspects.

Uyghur mercenaries from China aided Syrian rebels, motivated by family vengeance, and their involvement contributed to the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and the rise of Syria's new president.

Residents of a village in the Homs countryside in Syria are reviving olive harvesting, a tradition disrupted by 14 years of civil war, symbolizing a return to normalcy. The postwar harvest offers a 'long-lost taste of home' for locals.

A French court has ruled cement company Lafarge guilty of funding terrorism in Syria during the civil war, resulting in a fine and jail sentences for executives. The case, which has been ongoing, highlights corporate accountability for supporting violent conflicts.

Two former high-ranking Syrian government intelligence officials under Bashar al-Assad have been criminally charged with war crimes, including conspiracy to commit cruel and inhuman treatment of civilian detainees, including U.S. citizens, during the Syrian civil war. The unsealed indictment represents legal accountability for alleged atrocities committed against civilians during the conflict.