Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes
Lebanon extradited former Syrian military officer Adel Issa to Syria for trial over alleged crimes, reports the Interior Ministry. Issa, the first military officer turned over by Lebanon since Assad's fall in late 2024, faces charges including intentional killing of over two persons and torture resulting in death. Syria's Interior Ministry requested Lebanon to deliver Issa to Syria for trial, accusing him of acts of aggression aimed at inciting civil war and sectarian strife.
Issa was detained on August 8 at the Syrian Embassy in Beirut when he went for paperwork. He had fled to Lebanon after Assad's regime collapsed in December 2024.
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