Maher al-Assad, who headed the Fourth Armoured Division, fled the capital of Syria and is currently located in Moscow, where a Syrian court sentenced him in absentia.
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Updated Aug 11
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What happened
Maher al-Assad, who headed the Fourth Armoured Division, fled the capital of Syria and is currently located in Moscow, where a Syrian court sentenced him in absentia.
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The entities involved
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Maher al-Assad
Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
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Syria
country in West Asia
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Moscow
capital and most populous city of Russia
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