The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man begins on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015.

Suspect accused of leading ‘Shabiha militia’ that brutally crushed protests in Aleppo during the early phase of the Syrian ...

The 41-year-old defendant is accused of leading the pro-Assad "Shabiha" militia and persecuting protesters during the 2011 ...

NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel issued a statement on Wednesday correcting details about the gunmen who kidnapped him and his crew in Syria in December 2012. In his statement, Engel ...

NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent conceded this week that he was not kidnapped in Syria in 2012 by forces loyal to the Assad regime, admitting that he was likely duped by Sunni militants opposed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The defendant hides his face in the courtroom. The trial before the Higher Regional Court is about war crimes committed by a ...