Former Syrian general Miraj Ural reportedly abducted from Mansourieh, Lebanon, MP says

Corroborated · Mansourieh, Lebanon (approximate) · 2026-10-16 06:20 UTC

MP Jamil Al-Sayyed says retired Syrian Brigadier General Miraj Ural was abducted from his home in Mansourieh overnight and taken to an unknown location, before Syrian authorities announced his arrest. The Times of Israel, citing an unnamed official, describes a suspect in an Assad-era massacre in Syria as abducted from Lebanon. U.S. News & World Report reports that Lebanon has opened an investigation into the abduction and transfer to Syria of a Syrian militia leader.

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Sources

• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-16 06:20 UTC
• The Times of Israel, 2026-10-16 16:24 UTC
• U.S. News & World Report, 2026-10-16 19:29 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-26 19:13 UTC: Single source
• 2026-10-28 13:03 UTC: Single source to Corroborated

First reported 2026-10-16 06:20 UTC; last updated 2026-10-28 13:03 UTC.

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