{"id":141398,"date":"2026-09-11T18:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=141398"},"modified":"2026-09-11T18:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:58:59","slug":"lebanon-reportedly-arrests-assads-cousin-suleiman-al-assad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=141398","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon reportedly arrests Assad\u2019s cousin Suleiman al-Assad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Lebanese security forces reportedly arrested Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, during a raid on a suspected drug storage facility in the Bekaa Valley on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media reports said the arrest came alongside a Syrian request for his extradition to Damascus over alleged involvement in killings and smuggling operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details about the operation and the charges against al-Assad remain pending further clarification from the relevant Lebanese and Syrian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Saad al-Yaziji<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Lebanese security forces reportedly arrested Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, during a raid on a suspected drug storage facility in the Bekaa Valley on Friday. 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