# Lebanon hands former Syrian army general to Damascus after arrest warrant

https://mins.news/en/item/26742

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 23:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/lebanon-hands-former-syrian-army-general-to-damascus-after-arrest-warrant?traffic_source=rss

> Lebanon transferred Major-General Adel Issa, a former senior Syrian army officer, to Damascus to face accusations including murder and torture. It is the first transfer of a Syrian military officer from Lebanon since Bashar al-Assad’s government was toppled in 2024. Issa denies the allegations.

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