The Lebanese Army handed over to the Directorate of Military Operations in Syria, on Saturday, about 70 officers from the forces of former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Lebanese security sources told Al-Sharq that the officers who were handed over had fled to Lebanon on the first day of the fall of the Assad regime, noting that the handover process took place based on the judicial agreement signed between the two countries, which obliges Lebanon to cooperate with the Syrian authorities to exchange... Most wanted.

The sources pointed out that the extradition process took place at the Arida crossing, given that they were not being pursued in Lebanon.

Many senior Syrian officials and those close to Bashar al-Assad's family, which ruled the country for decades, fled to neighboring Lebanon after the overthrow of the former regime on December 8.

Campaigns to pursue former regime forces

In a separate context, the Military Operations Department in Syria continues to pursue the forces of the former regime, as it announced, on Saturday, the start of a large-scale security operation against them throughout Syrian territory, after it arrested a number of them in the city of Latakia.

The Military Operations Department announced that “the deadline set for the remnants of the regime to surrender weapons has expired, and that anyone who does not surrender their weapons is outlawed.”

The Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the Military Operations Department set up a checkpoint on the road to the Hmeimim military base and prevented entry and exit from it.

Syria TV reported that a security operation was underway to pursue the remnants of the former regime throughout the country.