Syria has begun its first public trial of officials who served under longtime leader Bashar al-Assad.Trial proceedings opened in Damascus on Sunday for Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province https://t.co/F0rEiIqYGT pic.twitter.com/dobQFy8kEm— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 26, 2026