ISIS cleric headed for Nigeria gets caught in Lebanon

A top cleric, Ahmed Al Assir was arrested in Lebanon by Lebanese authorities on Saturday when he attempted to fly out of the country on a forged passport.

According to Daily Post, Al Assir was caught at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on Saturday while trying to board a flight to Egypt using a fake Palestinian passport. He was reportedly travelling to Nigeria via Cairo.

Well, photographs taken of him revealed that he has changed his looks, discarding his long, unkempt beard and trading his usual religious robes and headwear for a more inconspicuous jacket and sweater.

Some local news outlets suggested Assir had also had plastic surgery to alter his appearance.

Al Assir became one of the most wanted men in Lebanon after his militia went to battle with the Lebanese army in the port city of Sidon in 2013, resulting in the deaths of 18 soldiers and dozens of Al Assir’s gunmen.

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