Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes
- After the fall of Assad’s government in December 2024 when Syrian insurgent groups captured his seat of power in Damascus, a numbe
- Judicial and security sources say a routine embassy visit landed a wanted former Syrian general in a Beirut jail cell.
- Lebanese authorities have arrested a former Syrian army general who once served under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, according to judicial and security officials.
Confirmed
- After the fall of Assad’s government in December 2024 when Syrian insurgent groups captured his seat of power in Damascus, a numbe
- Judicial and security sources say a routine embassy visit landed a wanted former Syrian general in a Beirut jail cell.
- Lebanese authorities have arrested a former Syrian army general who once served under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, according to judicial and security officials.
Sources: Al Jazeera, ABC News