--- title: "Syrian Court Hands Down Death Sentences to Two Individuals Accused of Inciting Uprising" url: https://noti.group/syrian-court-hands-down-death-sentences-to-two-individuals-accused/ language: en publisher: "Noti Group" section: "World News" published: 2026-10-15T15:19:18.000Z updated: 2026-10-15T16:34:36.114Z id: 7a6f8dc7-3652-49e1-bc48-8df8655cece9 source: "Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/syrian-court-sentences-two-to-death-over-2025-coastal-violence?traffic_source=rss" attribution: "Link to https://noti.group/syrian-court-hands-down-death-sentences-to-two-individuals-accused/ and name Noti Group when you quote or summarize this story." --- # Syrian Court Hands Down Death Sentences to Two Individuals Accused of Inciting Uprising A Syrian court has handed down death sentences to two individuals accused of inciting an uprising against the current government. A Syrian court has handed down death sentences to two individuals accused of inciting an uprising against the current government, amid ongoing tensions in the country. The Military Criminal Court at the Justice Palace in Aleppo issued the verdicts against Al-Waddah Ismail and Maher Ali, who were found guilty of seeking to spark civil war and sectarian violence. According to court records, the pair was also accused of leading armed groups with the intention of attacking public forces. In addition to these high-profile cases, the court convicted a third defendant, Maher Othman, and sentenced him to 12 years in prison for an unspecified offense. The details surrounding Othman's charges have not yet been disclosed by state media. The death sentences against Ismail and Ali come as part of a broader crackdown on dissent in Syria, where the current government is grappling with internal security threats and allegations of human rights abuses. A government committee's investigation into last year's sectarian violence along Syria's coast has led to several verdicts in court. The committee had identified 298 suspects implicated in serious violations during the violence in predominantly Alawite areas of Tartous, Latakia and Hama provinces. The defendants included a mix of loyalists from the former regime and members of the new government's security forces. Ammar Abdul Aal was sentenced to three years for torture, while two others, Abdul Raouf Bakrjan and Mohammed Zarzouri, were acquitted by the court. The violence in question took place on March 7-9, 2025, resulting in at least 1,426 deaths, mostly civilians. The committee's investigation documented serious violations against civilians during this period. The government committee also reported that 238 members of the army and security forces were killed by pro-Assad fighters in the attacks. The violence that erupted along Syria's coast in March 2025 led to a series of trials that have now concluded with verdicts handed down by a Syrian court. According to reports, loyal soldiers from the ousted regime and militia members had fled to the mountains after the Assad leadership fled the country at the end of 2024, only to launch an uprising against the new government in March 2025. The court's verdicts have been meted out to both those who took part in the initial pro-Assad uprising and security forces loyal to the new government accused of carrying out revenge attacks. The latter are alleged to have targeted civilians from the Alawite minority group, sparking widespread outrage and concern about the rule of law in post-conflict Syria. The verdicts bring an end to a series of high-profile cases that have captivated public attention in recent weeks, with one defendant sentenced to death, another to life imprisonment, while a third received a 20-year prison sentence. A fourth defendant was acquitted in his case. --- Source: [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/syrian-court-sentences-two-to-death-over-2025-coastal-violence?traffic_source=rss) Published by Noti Group: https://noti.group/syrian-court-hands-down-death-sentences-to-two-individuals-accused/