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20/08/2026 - 6:51 GMT+2
Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad, who will be put on trial to be held to account for crimes committed against the Syrian people during Assad’s 14-year-long civil war, the Interior Ministry said.
Major General Adel Issa is the first military officer to be turned over by Lebanon since Assad’s fall in December 2024. Beirut decided on Tuesday to deliver Issa to Syria, after questioning him over crimes he allegedly committed during Assad’s 24-year reign as president.
Syria’s Interior Ministry said it had asked authorities in Lebanon to hand over Issa to Syria over alleged crimes including intentional killing of more than two people, torture resulting in death, and acts of aggression aimed at inciting civil war and sectarian strife.
