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Lebanon extradites Adel Issa to Syria on war crimes
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM ET
Summary: Lebanon handed Syria former General Adel Issa, accused of crimes committed during the Syrian civil war. Issa, 67, was detained on 8 August after visiting the Syrian embassy in Beirut to complete paperwork and was transferred into Syrian custody on Wednesday, the first extradition since Assad’s fall.
WHO: Lebanon; Syria; Maj Gen Adel Issa
WHAT: Lebanon extradited former General Adel Issa to Syria on war crimes charges.
WHEN: Aug 19, 2026
WHERE: Beirut, Lebanon
WHY: Lebanon’s handover follows pressure from Syria’s new authorities on Lebanon to act against former security and military officials who fled across the border after Assad’s fall.
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