Dahr al-Baidar road, in the Bekaa, near the international road linking Lebanon to the border with Syria. (Credit: Photo taken on August 7, 2026 / Ministry of Public Works)
The intelligence services of the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces are pressing ahead with their investigations into the hundreds of kilos of explosives seized in early October in a vehicle at a Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint, a vital route connecting Beirut and the Bekaa, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour. The investigations are conducted under the respective supervision of Government Commissioner at the Military Court Claude Ghanem, and Top Prosecutor Ahmad Rami al-Hajj.L’Orient-Le Jour learned that Hajj requested that Ghanem provide him with a copy of the army intelligence’s investigation report, which he then forwarded to the ISF. The aim is to enable the ISF to analyze the information gathered, cross-check the findings and follow up on leads that could help advance the investigation, particularly by identifying those...
The intelligence services of the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces are pressing ahead with their investigations into the hundreds of kilos of explosives seized in early October in a vehicle at a Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint, a vital route connecting Beirut and the Bekaa, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour. The investigations are conducted under the respective supervision of Government Commissioner at the Military Court Claude Ghanem, and Top Prosecutor Ahmad Rami al-Hajj.L’Orient-Le Jour learned that Hajj requested that Ghanem provide him with a copy of the army intelligence’s investigation report, which he then forwarded to the ISF. The aim is to enable the ISF to analyze the information gathered, cross-check the findings and follow up on leads that could help advance the investigation, particularly by identifying...
