Lebanon is handing over an Assad-era general after war crimes questioning
Issa is expected to stand trial in Syria under a 1951 extradition agreement after Lebanon questioned him over alleged conflict-era crimes.
- On Tuesday, Lebanon's General Security Directorate transferred former Syrian officer Adel Issa to Damascus authorities under a 1951 extradition agreement, marking the first such military official handed over since The Assad family's fall in 2024.
- Issa fled to Lebanon illegally after the 2024 collapse of the government of President Bashar Assad; authorities detained him on Aug. 8 at the Syrian embassy in Beirut after officials provided a charge sheet regarding alleged crimes in Deir el-Zour and Raqqa.
- Lebanon's public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Ahmad Rami Hajj, questioned Issa last week regarding his command of the 17th Division; the former officer denied all charges, asserting he was a military officer carrying out orders.
- Issa is expected to stand trial in Syria for his alleged actions during the conflict, as this transfer occurs while Lebanon recently voted to abolish the death penalty, a legislative shift pending publication in the Lebanese Official Gazette.
- Dozens of former security agency members have been arrested and tried since the 2024 regime change, part of broader accountability efforts following Syria's civil war, which began in 2011 and left half a million people dead and over 1 million wounded.
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DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Thursday received former Maj. Gen. Adel Issa from Lebanon after his extradition to face charges including premeditated murder and torture, state news agency SANA reported. His handover marked the first extradition of a former Syrian military officer from Lebanon since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December 2024. Syria’s Interior
For the first time since Assad's fall, Lebanon has handed over a Syrian military officer. In Syria, Adel Issa is supposed to be responsible for alleged war crimes.
The Lebanese authorities handed over to Damascus on Wednesday a former high-ranking Syrian Army officer to respond to charges including murder and torture, the Syrian Ministry of the Interior informed. It is the first surrender by Lebanon of a military officer of the Bashar Assad era since the fall of the former dictator in 2024. Also read: Who is Bashar al-Assad, who ruled Syria for 24 years and was sentenced to death Bashar Assad, a former Rus…
Lebanon hands Assad-era general to Syria in first such transfer since Assad’s fall
DAMASCUS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities handed a former senior Syrian army officer to Damascus on Wednesday to face charges including murder and torture, Syria’s interior ministry said, marking the first handover of an Assad-era military off...
Lebanon has begun legal proceedings to extradite retired Syrian General Adel Issa to authorities in Damascus, about 10 days after his arrest in Beirut. This move makes him the first high-ranking officer from Bashar al-Assad's former regime to be returned to Syria from Lebanon since the political changes in the country.
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