{
  "id": 2076380,
  "title": "Lebanon extradites ex-Assad military general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes committed during civil war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/lebanon-extradites-ex-assad-military-general-to-syria-for-trial-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:51:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/lebanon-extradites-ex-assad-military-general-to-syria-for-trial-over-alleged-crimes-commit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The move comes as the new Syrian government, led by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa looks to hold senior members of Assad’s regime accountable for crimes committed during the country’s civil war, which killed hundreds of thousands of people.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Syria tells Israel there are no plans for Turkish military base at Abu Al-Duhur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/syria-tells-israel-there-are-no-plans-for-turkish-military-base-at",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:37:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}