{
  "id": 2086616,
  "title": "Lebanon hands over Assad-era general to Syria in first case of its kind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/lebanon-hands-over-assad-era-general-to-syria-in-first-case-of-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:14:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/20/lebanon-hands-over-assad-era-general-to-syria-in-first-case-of-its-kind/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lebanon has handed over an Assad-era general to Syria to face charges including murder and torture. It is the first time Beirut has sent a top military official from the former regime to Damascus to face trial since the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024. Syria’s interior ministry said on Wednesday it had received Maj Gen Adel Issa from Lebanon after authorities in Beirut detained him…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Lebanon hands over Assad-era general to Syria in first case of its kind",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/lebanon-hands-over-assad-era-general-to-syria-in-first-case-of-its-2087156",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:14:49.000Z"
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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."
}