Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes
Lebanon has arrested a former Syrian military general who served under the previous Syrian government. Lebanese officials are now deciding whether to send him back to Syria, where he faces allegations of crimes. The situation involves questions about how to handle officials from the old Syrian regime.
2 across the spectrum · tap a section to jump
The story so far
2 developments- Aug 8Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes
- Aug 9Ex-Syrian officer is detained in Lebanon
Who covered each development
No new developments
Quiet for 51 daysLast development · Aug 9 — Ex-Syrian officer is detained in Lebanon
Left
1 viewpointCenter
1 viewpointRight
0 viewpointsSame wire story as other lanes. No original Right take here.
Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes
Other outlets
International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage
Left
1 articleLebanon ‘detains’ former al-Assad-era general, weighs handing him to Syria
Center
0 articlesNone
Right
0 articlesNone