Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time

The development

Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime

What shifts

For those following assad, officer, extradited, syria, war, this report from BBC introduces a variable that could shift existing calculations.

The wider picture

What precedes assad officer extradited to syria on war crimes charges for first time, according to BBC, is a sequence of decisions that narrowed the range of possible outcomes.

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The editorial line

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