Syrian security forces stand guard on the road leading to the airport in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on April 29, 2025. (Credit: Rami Sayed/AFP)
Officials from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) said Syrian authorities on Saturday detained the head of the faction, which was close to the ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad's government.
An official from the Damascus-based faction, requesting anonymity as the matter is sensitive, told AFP that "secretary-general Talal Naji was arrested" in the capital. A second official confirmed the arrest, while a third source from the faction said, "Naji was asked... to report to one of the security branches and has not returned. Most likely, he was arrested."
Officials from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) said Syrian authorities on Saturday detained the head of the faction, which was close to the ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad's government.
An official from the Damascus-based faction, requesting anonymity as the matter is sensitive, told AFP that "secretary-general Talal Naji was arrested" in the capital. A second official confirmed the arrest, while a third source from the faction said, "Naji was asked... to report to one of the security branches and has not returned. Most likely, he was arrested."
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