Syria Announces Foiling of Rocket Plot in Sensitive Area Near the Golan
- On Tuesday, Syria's Internal Security Forces dismantled a three-person Hezbollah cell plotting sabotage in the Yarmouk Basin in Daraa, destroying several rocket launch platforms during a preemptive security operation.
- The Yarmouk Basin, a highly complex security zone near the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, has experienced repeated Israeli military incursions and movements in recent months, making it a focus for Syrian security operations.
- Syria's General Intelligence Service collaborated with the ISF to conduct the operation amid a major shift in Damascus' "relations with both Iran and Hezbollah since the fall of Bashar Assad."
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa stated the country will not serve as a sphere of influence for outside actors, as questions emerge about attempts to rebuild networks in southern Syria near the border.
- Regional stability remains uncertain following 15 years of war, as alleged Hezbollah-linked activity in southern Syria creates sensitivity near the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and raises concerns about network rebuilding efforts.
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Syria Announces Foiling of Rocket Plot in Sensitive Area Near the Golan
The operation is particularly significant because it took place in the Yarmouk Basin in western Daraa countryside, Al-Modon writes. The post Syria Announces Foiling of Rocket Plot in Sensitive Area Near the Golan first appeared on The Syrian Observer.
According to Syrian government sources, the frustration of a subversive plot by Hezbollah elements in the Yarmouk basin opens a file that goes beyond the confines of the arrested cell. According to sources, cell members' confessions point to direct coordination with the party's military leadership in Lebanon with the knowledge of its Secretary-General Naim Qasim, putting the party's leadership before a heavy charge.
In a proactive security operation, the Internal Security Forces and the General Intelligence Service are failing a subversive scheme led by a cell of Hizbullah's terrorist militia.
Syria says it thwarted Hezbollah plot; Israel likely target
On September 29, Syria’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that the agency, in coordination with the General Intelligence Directorate, had “thwarted a sabotage plot in the Yarmouk Basin in Daraa” and arrested a three-member cell affiliated with Hezbollah. The post Syria says it thwarted Hezbollah plot; Israel likely target appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.
Lebanon's Hezbollah stressed that it has no presence on Syrian soil and has nothing to do with any security or military activity in the country.
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