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Lebanon Arrests Syrian General Adel Issa, Extradition Pending

8/9/2026

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Lebanon’s prosecutor arrested Syrian army Major-General Adel Issa in Beirut on Friday and placed him in the Palace of Justice detention center.
Issa, 67, entered Lebanon after Bashar al-Assad’s fall and denied wrongdoing.
Lebanese officials will await Syria’s extradition file on Monday before deciding on a handover, the first request since the December 2024 collapse, while trials of dozens of ex-Assad officials, including cousin Atef Najib, near verdicts.

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Lebanon’s prosecutor arrested Syrian army Major-General Adel Issa in Beirut on Friday and placed him in the Palace of Justice detention center.
Issa, 67, entered Lebanon after Bashar al-Assad’s fall and denied wrongdoing.
Lebanese officials will await Syria’s extradition file on Monday before deciding on a handover, the first request since the December 2024 collapse, while trials of dozens of ex-Assad officials, including cousin Atef Najib, near verdicts.