Lebanon hands over 70 ex-regime officers to Syria’s new administration
DAMASCUS / BEIRUT (AA) — At least 70 officers of Syria’s deposed Assad regime who had fled to Lebanon have reportedly been handed over to Syria’s new administration.
“The army on Saturday handed over to the Syrian Military Operations Directorate approximately 70 Syrian nationals, including officers of various ranks from the former regime’s forces,” Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported.
The handover took place in the presence of a Lebanese security delegation at the Arida border crossing between the two countries.
The Lebanese agency added that the individuals handed over to Syria were arrested in the Jbeil district of central Lebanon’s Mount Lebanon Governorate on Friday after entering the country illegally.
Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party’s regime, which had been in power since 1963.
The takeover came after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters captured key cities in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks.
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