Bassam al-Hassan is wanted for crimes against humanity during Syria's Assad regime

A former Syrian general wanted forcrimes against humanity,externalis being bankrolled and protected by the US and Lebanese authorities, a BBC News investigation has found.

Bassam al-Hassan, who oversaw Syria's chemical weapons programme and was a senior adviser to former President Bashar al-Assad, is being harbour

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