October 28, 2026
The “Dahr al-Baydar explosives” file is rapidly approaching a decisive judicial milestone that will determine its legal and security path, amid widespread anticipation for the government commissioner to the military court, Judge Claude Ghanem, to receive the reports of the preliminary investigations completed by the Army Intelligence Directorate and the Information Division. This step comes as a prelude to studying the confessions and determining the legal descriptions in preparation for issuing official allegations against the detainees and the fugitives, at a time when the Minister of Justice, Adel Nassar, is still pressing hard to refer the entire case to the Judicial Council, considering that the volume of seizures and the parties involved goes far beyond a mere crime of transportation and storage, reaching the point of direct harm to national security and civil peace.
At the field level of investigations, and despite the circulation of unofficial information about new arrests, judicial sources confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the toll of those arrested so far is limited to two people, “A.K.” and “H.A.” They were caught red-handed inside the explosives truck. However, preliminary investigations succeeded in dismantling the threads of the network by identifying the identities of five other people suspected of direct involvement, among whom stands out the so-called “Sajid,” a security figure suspected of having supervised the delivery of the shipment in the Baalbek area, along with another security figure called “Zulfiqar,” who was supposed to receive the explosive materials in the southern suburb of Beirut, as well as the wife of one of the detainees and the owner of the truck used in the operation. Based on these data, Judge Ghanem is likely to issue his allegations against the network soon, based on search and investigation warrants that are currently being implemented to pursue the fugitives.
In parallel with the military track, the file is witnessing political and legal tension at the level of the executive authority, as the Minister of Justice submitted a detailed legal review to the Presidents of the Republic and the Government during the last cabinet session, justifying his request to transfer the case to the Judicial Council. Nassar bases his research on the fact that the illegal security system’s possession and import of highly explosive materials for use within the framework of the so-called “new support front” is a blatant violation of state sovereignty and a direct threat to the safety of civilians. He stressed that continuing to pursue this file through institutional frameworks represents “a victory for the pen of legitimacy over illegal weapons,” awaiting the outcome of the government’s deliberations to resolve the final judicial direction of this explosive issue.
