Syria and Lebanon have reached an agreement to hand over Syrian prisoners, excluding those convicted of crimes resulting in innocent lives lost, according to Muhammad Taha Al-Ahmad, Director of the Arab Affairs Department at Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. This development was communicated during a one-hour reporting window ending at 6:08 PM UTC on October 10th, 2025. Al-Ahmad stated in comments to Al-Ikhbariya that Syrian President Al-Sharaa "pays great attention to the file of Syrian detainees in Lebanon." He further indicated that the issue of detainees in Lebanese prisons had been raised in three separate meetings with direct communication to the Lebanese side, whose response has been "very good." Al-Ahmad expressed a desire for Lebanon to "turn the page on the past" and noted that "many fabricated charges" have been leveled against Syrian detainees in Lebanese facilities. This agreement follows a period of heightened concern over Syrian detainees. The previous report from October 10th, 2025, noted five former Syrian regime fighters were assassinated overnight in Aleppo and Hama, indicating ongoing instability. While the current report does not directly link the prisoner transfer to these assassinations, it addresses the broader context of Syrian nationals held in Lebanon.
