Lebanese authorities have arrested a former Syrian army general who once served under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, according to judicial and security officials.

Lebanese authorities have arrested a former Syrian army general who once served under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, according to judicial and security officials. Link Lebanon ‘detains’ former al-Assad-era general, weighs handing him to Syria Judicial and security sources say a routine embassy visit landed a wanted former Syrian general in a Beirut jail cell.