Rafic Hariri

Lebanese haunted by Assad say his fall is ‘divine justice’

Syrian forces only quit Lebanon in 2005 after enormous pressure following the assassination of former PM Rafic Hariri, a killing attributed to Damascus and its ally Hezbollah
Presumed victims of the Assad regime include President-elect Bashir Gemayel, killed in 1982, President Rene Mouawad, in 1989, and Druze leader Kamal Jumblatt, in 1977

By AFP · 10 December 2024