France issues arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad
French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six of his former officials.
This is in relation to explosions which killed two journalists in Homs.
Marie Colvin, a 56-year-old American and 28-year-old French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed on February 22, 2012.
The French judiciary is investigating the incident as a potential crime against humanity as well as a war crime.
Assad and his family escaped to Russia after being removed from power by Islamist rebels at the end of 2024.
However, Assad’s precise whereabouts have not been confirmed.
The warrants have also been issued to Assad’s brother Maher al-Assad who was the de facto head of the 4th Syrian armoured division at the time, intelligence chief Ali Mamlouk, and then-army chief of staff Ali Ayoub.
France issues arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad
