Lebanon detains Syrian who helped funnel funds to pro-Assad fighters, sources say


BEIRUT, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Lebanon has ‌arrested a Syrian national who was helping senior associates of ousted president Bashar ‌al-Assad finance fighters as part of a plot to destabilise Syria's new ruling ‌order, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Ahmad Dunya was detained earlier this week, according to two Lebanese security sources and two of his former associates. The Lebanese security sources did not ‍say what charges were linked to his arrest or if ‍he would be extradited to Syria.

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