Syrian policemen near the site of a bombing in Damascus, on July 7, 2026. (Credit: Yamam Al Shaar/Reuters)
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) said on Monday that they had arrested, two weeks earlier, an IS emir responsible for the group’s “southern” and “central” districts in Syria. In Syria, similar arrests were made following the two IS-attributed attacks that shook the country earlier this month. However, several observers say the arrest of a senior Islamic State organisation official in Lebanon who was preparing attacks in Syria stands out. The arrest appears to reflect renewed security cooperation between Beirut and Damascus, as the government of Ahmad al-Sharaa continues to grapple with major security challenges a year and a half after the fall of the Assad regime.Resident of AkkarAccording to a judicial source contacted by L’Orient-Le Jour, the significance lies less in the arrest of an Islamic State official than in the fact...
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) said on Monday that they had arrested, two weeks earlier, an IS emir responsible for the group’s “southern” and “central” districts in Syria. In Syria, similar arrests were made following the two IS-attributed attacks that shook the country earlier this month. However, several observers say the arrest of a senior Islamic State organisation official in Lebanon who was preparing attacks in Syria stands out. The arrest appears to reflect renewed security cooperation between Beirut and Damascus, as the government of Ahmad al-Sharaa continues to grapple with major security challenges a year and a half after the fall of the Assad regime.Resident of AkkarAccording to a judicial source contacted by L’Orient-Le Jour, the significance lies less in the arrest of an Islamic State official than...
