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Lebanon detains ex-Syrian officer at Damascus's request
Lebanese authorities have detained retired Syrian Major General Adel Issa, who is 67 years old, based on an arrest warrant issued in his absence by the Syrian judiciary. The charges against him relate to murders and crimes against humanity, stemming from his service during the Syrian military regime under the Assad family. Issa had gone to the Syrian Embassy in Beirut to handle his affairs when Lebanese authorities were informed of the arrest warrant against him. He was detained inside the embassy and referred to the competent judicial authorities. This move is part of the efforts by the new Syrian judiciary to pursue former military and security officials since the fall of Bashar Assad's regime at the end of 2024, amid allegations of participation in the suppression of protests in 2011 and commissions of war crimes.
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