Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Summary
Lebanon has handed over a former Syrian general, Maj Gen Adel Issa, to Syria for the first time since the Syrian government fell. Issa faces multiple war crime charges related to the Syrian civil war, and his case will now be reviewed by a judge in Damascus.Key Facts
- Maj Gen Adel Issa, 67, served under the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
- He was arrested in Beirut on August 8 after visiting the Syrian embassy.
- Lebanon extradited him to Syria on war crimes charges, including homicide and torture leading to death.
- Issa led ground forces in Deir Ezzor province until 2016.
- The extradition was done under a 1951 agreement between Lebanon and Syria.
- Syria’s new government is targeting former officials who fled after Assad’s fall in December 2024.
- Issa denies the charges against him.
- Syria has asked Lebanon to prosecute over 200 former senior officers.
- A Damascus court has sentenced Assad and his brother to death in absentia, and some family members have been arrested and also sentenced.
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