Syrian Islamists Detained in Lebanon, an Obstacle to the Rapprochement Between Beirut and Damascus

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The new Syrian power made it necessary to revive relations with its neighbour on the release of some 600 of its nationals, accused of terrorist acts or of participating in fighting against the Lebanese army.

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The Lebanese Minister of Justice, Adel Nassar, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Beirut, on 11 February 2025. ANWAR AMRO / AFP More than a year after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad, the normalization of relations between the new Syrian regime and the Lebanese government is still pending. Despite official visits on both sides, as well as security cooperation on the border between the two countries to track trafficking of all kinds, the rapproche…