📰 3 sources 4 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 17:23 → 1 hour ago

Lebanese Army foils arms smuggling from Syria via Akroum and arrests wanted individuals in Akkar and Arsal

The Lebanese Army Command announced that a military unit foiled an operation to smuggle weapons and military ammunition from Syrian territory into Lebanon in the border area of Akroum in Akkar, as part of monitoring and controlling the Lebanese-Syrian border. In parallel, army units arrested two wanted individuals for carrying out smuggling activities in Roueimeh – Akkar and the town of Arsal – Baalbek, and raided the houses of wanted persons in Wadi Khaled.

📍 Where things stand: The army announced the foiling of the smuggling operation, the arrest of two wanted individuals and a raid in Wadi Khaled, without so far announcing the quantities of weapons and ammunition seized.

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22 Oct 2026, 17:23 The Lebanese Army Command announced the foiling of an operation to smuggle weapons and military ammunition from Syria into Lebanon via the Akroum area in Akkar.
22 Oct 2026, 17:33 LBCI reported that the Lebanese Army foiled an operation to smuggle weapons and military ammunition at the Lebanese-Syrian border, noting that the available information did not include precise details on the location of the operation, the quantity of weapons seized, or the party behind the smuggling operation.
22 Oct 2026, 18:05 The Army Command – Directorate of Guidance announced that an army unit in the border area of Akroum in Akkar succeeded in foiling an operation to smuggle weapons and military ammunition from Syrian territory into Lebanon, within the framework of monitoring and controlling the Lebanese-Syrian border.
22 Oct 2026, 18:05 In simultaneous operations, army units arrested the wanted individual (A.A.) in the Roueimeh area – Akkar and the wanted individual (M.R.) in the town of Arsal – Baalbek for carrying out smuggling activities, and a military unit also raided the houses of wanted persons in Wadi Khaled.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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Army Command: Weapons and military ammunition smuggling from Syria to Lebanon via Akroum foiled

The Lebanese Army Command announced the foiling of a smuggling operation involving weapons and military ammunition from Syria into Lebanon via the Akroum area in Akkar.