Ahmed al-Assir

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Ahmed al-Assir (Arabic: أحمد الأسير; born 5 May 1968) is a Lebanese former Sunni Imam of the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in Sidon (considered by some a Salafi). He was convicted of terrorism and murder by the Lebanese Military court and is currently serving a life imprisonment sentence. The military prosecution was a result of al-Assir organizing and perpetrating a terrorist attack and attempted military coup against the Lebanese army and civilians in city of Abra, Sidon on June 23-24, 2013. After being a wanted fugitive for years, Al-Assir was detained on 15 August 2015 by Lebanese General Security officials while attempting to flee to Egypt using a forged passport at Beirut International Airport. Upon his capture, it was revealed that he had undergone physical changes in appearance and attire; with a shaved beard, new clothing style and facial modifications, suggesting the use of plastic surgery. With his increasing involvement in regional politics, especially after the Syrian Civil War, he...

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