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Lebanon Returns 70 Assad Regime Officers to Syria After Illegal Entry

Dec 28, 2024, 01:02 PM

Lebanon has handed over approximately 70 Syrian officers and soldiers, including former officers of the Assad regime, to the Syrian military operations department in Tartous. These individuals had fled to Lebanon following the regime's collapse and entered the country illegally, prompting their return to Syria. The handover was confirmed by multiple sources, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a Lebanese security official.