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Wanted Assad General Living Under US Protection, BBC Says
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A BBC and NPR investigation says Bassam al-Hassan, a former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity, is being paid and protected in Lebanon under an arrangement involving the FBI. Sources say he was offered residency and help with living costs for information on missing US journalist Austin Tice. Syria's new government wants him returned for trial. The FBI declined to comment on the findings.
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