Syrian Assault

On the morning of October 13, 1990, Syria launched a full-fledged land and air assault that would ultimately defeat Aoun’s army. During the assault, numerous Lebanese soldiers and civilian supporters of Aoun were arrested, detained, and some were summarily executed.

It is reported that in 1990, more than 2,000 of the 7,500 political prisoners detained in Syria were transferred through Syrian detention centers located in Lebanon. Those held in Syria were detained at the Mezze military, Adra, Sednaya, Kfar Soussa, and the military interrogation branch’s prisons in Syria.