Syrian authorities said Saturday that they found and closed a tunnel between their country and Lebanon they believed was used for smuggling by “Lebanese militias.”
In a statement to the official SANA news agency, a defense ministry official said the army “discovered a tunnel connecting Syrian and Lebanese territory near the village of Hosh al-Sayyid Ali, west of Homs.”
“The tunnel was being used for smuggling by Lebanese militias and the relevant military authorities have closed it.”
Lebanon’s east, along the border with Syria, is a stronghold of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which is currently fighting a war against Israel.
Hezbollah provided military support to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in December 2024 by armed opposition forces who are opponents to the Lebanese group.
Since then, its supply routes from Syria have been cut off, and Lebanese and Syrian authorities are trying to combat smuggling across the porous border between the two countries.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense told SANA on Sunday that during operations to secure border areas along the Syrian–Lebanese border, “a tunnel was discovered—the second within 24 hours—which had been used by Lebanese militias for smuggling operations.”
In a statement to the official SANA news agency, a defense ministry official said the army “discovered a tunnel connecting Syrian and Lebanese territory near the village of Hosh al-Sayyid Ali, west of Homs.”
“The tunnel was being used for smuggling by Lebanese militias and the relevant military authorities have closed it.”
Lebanon’s east, along the border with Syria, is a stronghold of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which is currently fighting a war against Israel.
Hezbollah provided military support to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in December 2024 by armed opposition forces who are opponents to the Lebanese group.
Since then, its supply routes from Syria have been cut off, and Lebanese and Syrian authorities are trying to combat smuggling across the porous border between the two countries.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense told SANA on Sunday that during operations to secure border areas along the Syrian–Lebanese border, “a tunnel was discovered—the second within 24 hours—which had been used by Lebanese militias for smuggling operations.”
Agencies
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