Syria's embassy in Lebanon has temporarily suspended consular services following the arrest of two relatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at Beirut airport for allegedly using forged passports. The suspension comes as Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrians, including former army officers, to the new Syrian government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
BEIRUT — Syria ’s embassy in Lebanon suspended consular services Saturday, a day after two relatives ofwere arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports.
passports belonging to Assad’s relatives — the wife and daughter of one of his cousins — were believed to have been forgedAssad’s uncle, Rifaat Assad — who has been indicted in Switzerland on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity — had flown out the day before on his real passport and was not stopped, the officials said.
There have also been ongoing tensions and clashes in northeastern Syria between Kurdish-led forces and armed groups backed by Turkey. Many Kurds have viewed the new order in Damascus, which appears to have strengthened Turkey’s hand in Syria, with anxiety.Ankara sees the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces — a key U.S. ally in the fight against the Islamic State group — as an affiliate of its sworn enemy, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which it classifies as a terrorist organization.
Perishan Ramadan, a participant from Hasaka, said the new government “is worse than Bashar” and that its leaders are Islamist extremists who “don’t accept any role for women.”While the country’s new leaders have not attempted to impose Islamic dress or other conventions, it remains to be seen what role women will have in the new order and whether they will hold political or government positions.
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