Syria and Lebanon crack down on former Assad-era officers and terror plots

Syrian civil war Hezbollah Bashar al-Assad Lebanese military court security operations

Syrian and Lebanese authorities have taken significant legal actions against remnants of the former Bashar al-Assad regime. In Syria, security forces arrested five former air force officers, including a major general, accused of planning and executing intensive airstrikes on populated civilian areas during the previous administration. These operations, coordinated with the Counter Terrorism Directorate, targeted individuals involved in using airbases and command centers to cause mass displacement and casualties.

Simultaneously, a Lebanese military court has charged 14 individuals, including a Hezbollah member and a former Syrian intelligence officer, with forming a criminal gang to launch terrorist attacks on the Syrian coast. Investigations suggest the network smuggled more than 40 former Assad regime members through illegal crossings in northern Lebanon. The group allegedly received training in explosives, sniper rifles, and drone operation at camps in eastern Lebanon. Authorities claim the network was overseen by a Hezbollah official, Yasser Alaa al-Din, and managed by Major General Mohammad Jaber, who is reportedly currently in Moscow.

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Bashar al-Assad · Hezbollah · Lebanese Military Court · Manaf Ali Safi · Mohammad Jaber · Syria · Syrian Coast · Syrian security forces

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[● 3 SOURCES] A Hezbollah official, identified as Yasser Alaa al-Din (Hajj Alaa), allegedly oversaw the smuggling and training of the network in eastern Lebanon. ch23.com · www.al-monitor.com · www.newarab.com
[● 6 SOURCES] The arrested officers used airbases and command centers to conduct intensive airstrikes on populated areas, causing destruction and casualties. bahamasspectator.com · haitigazette.com · trinidadtribune.com · barbadosgazette.com · dominicanrepublicpost.com · +1 more
[● 4 SOURCES] A Lebanese military court charged 14 people, including a Hezbollah member and a former Syrian intelligence officer, with planning attacks in Syria. ch23.com · halabtodaytv.net · www.al-monitor.com · www.newarab.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The alleged network smuggled over 40 former Assad regime members from the Syrian coast into Lebanon via illegal crossings. ch23.com · www.al-monitor.com · www.newarab.com
[● 6 SOURCES] Syrian security forces arrested five former air force officers for their roles in airstrikes against civilians during the Bashar al-Assad era. bahamasspectator.com · haitigazette.com · trinidadtribune.com · barbadosgazette.com · dominicanrepublicpost.com · +1 more
[● 2 SOURCES] The operations were allegedly managed by Major General Mohammad Jaber, a former Assad army commander currently located in Moscow. ch23.com · www.newarab.com