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PARIS The French judiciary has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad on charges of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity, an official said Tuesday. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced the decision on his X account, emphasizing the need for justice. “The French judiciary has issued an arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad. The crimes of the regime, whose horrors I witnessed at Sednaya Prison, must not go unpunished. France has mobilized and