Middle East
Syria says it seized weapons being smuggled to Lebanese Hezbollah
-Undisclosed weapons seized by Syrian border security were being smuggled out of city near Damascus, says border authority
Ethem Emre Özcan |
26.01.2025 - Update : 26.01.2025
Damascus
By Ethem Emre Ozcan
DAMASCUS (AA) - The new Syrian government’s border authority has reportedly seized weapons that were being smuggled across the border to Lebanese group Hezbollah.
According to state news agency SANA, the General Border Security Administration seized weapons being smuggled to Lebanon for delivery to Hezbollah via the city of Serghaya, some 36 kilometers (22.4 miles) from the capital Damascus.
No information on the type and quantity of weapons allegedly seized was disclosed.
*Writing by Efe Ozkan
