Syria Arrests Assad-Era General, US Urges UN Sanctions Changes

Syria arrests Assad-era general, US urges UN sanctions changes

Authorities in Syria have confirmed the arrest of an Assad-era army general, who was attempting to forge documents in a bid to flee the country, local media said. Imad Nafouri, a former air force commander at the Al-Seen airbase, was hiding in a residential building in Aleppo prior to his arrest, according to the internal security’s media office in the city. His arrest, according to the ministry, was the culmination of a surveillance and intelli…