Syria group says military chief arrested in UAE

Two sources from Jaish al-Islam, a military faction now part of Syria’s transitional authorities, told AFP on Monday that its leader had been arrested at Dubai airport several days ago.

Since 2015, Issam Buwaydani has been head of Jaish al-Islam, a group that fought against now ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and once controlled the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus.

After Syria’s new authorities announced the dissolution of armed groups following Assad’s December overthrow, Jaish al-Islam was…