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Syria says Kayali's 'arrest' in Lebanon was coordinated with Lebanese authorities

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Syria says Kayali's 'arrest' in Lebanon was coordinated with Lebanese authorities

Syrian authorities have announced the arrest of a former paramilitary leader who is the main suspect in a massacre of nearly 250 civilians by Assad-allied forces during the country's civil war. A Syrian security source told AFP that Ali Kayali was apprehended in Lebanon during an operation coordinated with Lebanese authorities. Lebanese media reports said Thursday that the man was “kidnapped” from his home in Lebanon's Mansourieh and that his wife and son were tied up by the culprits.

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