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Lebanon asks Damascus to hand over two Syrians in connection with the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani

Lebanese authorities are continuing their investigation into the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut, after security agencies identified two Syrians who appeared in CCTV footage at the crime scene and fled to Syria. Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj asked the Syrian authorities to arrest and hand them over, while the motives for the crime have not yet been revealed.

📍 Where things stand: The investigation is ongoing and Lebanese security agencies are awaiting a response from the Syrian authorities to the handover request, with motives still undisclosed.

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12 Nov 2026, 18:47 Information from "Lebanon Debate" reported that Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj asked the Syrian authorities to hand over two Syrians linked to the investigation into the killing of the former Iraqi MP.
12 Nov 2026, 18:49 "Lebanon Debate" reported the identification of two Syrians who appeared in CCTV footage at the scene of the former Iraqi MP's killing, and that their handover from Syria had been demanded, with no further details on their identities or the circumstances of the crime.
12 Nov 2026, 23:00 A Lebanese judicial source told Euronews that security agencies had identified two wanted Syrians who fled to Syria, and that Beirut asked Damascus to arrest and hand them over, in the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut. The motives have not yet been revealed; the investigation suspects three people, including a detained Lebanese, amid political accusations against Hezbollah that the judicial authorities have not established.

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