{
  "id": 2008256,
  "title": "Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/lebanon-extradites-ex-assad-general-to-syria-for-trial-over-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T20:02:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/19/lebanon-extradites-ex-assad-general-to-syria-for-trial-over-alleged-crimes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Lebanon extradites Adel Issa to Syria",
    "Issa faces charges of intentional killing and torture",
    "Syria accuses Issa of inciting civil war"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}