Syrians in front of the Masnaa border crossing, after the fall of the Assad regime, Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
Since the Syrian regime’s fall, several questions have been raised about the fate of several high-ranking officials. In recent days, all eyes focused on the Lebanon-Syria border, fearing their infiltration into Lebanon. This concern is one of the reasons that prompted the Lebanese security forces and army to mobilize swiftly, to secure the border to the best of their ability following the regime’s collapse. Press reports indicated that several officials in the former Syrian regime arrived in Beirut, some allegedly targeted by international arrest warrants.L’Orient-Le Jour learned from security sources that at least three Syrian figures were secretly transported via Beirut international airport, despite the airport being closely monitored by the Lebanese Army following an international decision in the wake of the war against Israel. Among...
Since the Syrian regime’s fall, several questions have been raised about the fate of several high-ranking officials. In recent days, all eyes focused on the Lebanon-Syria border, fearing their infiltration into Lebanon. This concern is one of the reasons that prompted the Lebanese security forces and army to mobilize swiftly, to secure the border to the best of their ability following the regime’s collapse. Press reports indicated that several officials in the former Syrian regime arrived in Beirut, some allegedly targeted by international arrest warrants.L’Orient-Le Jour learned from security sources that at least three Syrian figures were secretly transported via Beirut international airport, despite the airport being closely monitored by the Lebanese Army following an international decision in the wake of the war against Israel....