BEIRUT, Lebanon , Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Lebanon and Syria have been working to turn the page on decades of mistrust and tense ties since the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad in December 2024. But the uneasy process has been complicated by reports that former regime officers hiding in Lebanon were involved in plots against Damascus' new leadership. The alleged use of Lebanese territory to destabilize Syria and undermine the rule of its new president, Ahmad Sharaa, has emerged as a highly