US and Lebanon hosting Syrian general wanted for war crimes: Report

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US and Lebanese intelligence agencies are harboring a former Assad official who has promised to help them locate Austin Tice A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is being bankrolled and hosted by the US and Lebanese authorities, according to a joint NPR and BBC investigation released on Thursday. Bassam al-Hassan, who ran Syria’s chemical weapons programme and was a senior advisor to former President Bashar al-Assad, has been living in Lebanon under US protection since Assa