Syria announces dismantling of Hezbollah-linked cell in Daraa; Hezbollah denies

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1. 29 Sep 2026, 20:04 The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Syrian Internal Security Forces, announced in cooperation with the General Intelligence Service the foiling of a scheme it described as 'sabotage' in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa province, and the dismantling of a cell that Syrian authorities said was linked to Hezbollah, without the initial announcement including details on the nature of the scheme or the number of people involved, and without presenting evidence for the announced Hezbollah link.
2. 30 Sep 2026, 07:49 Syrian authorities announced the arrest of three people in the Yarmouk Basin in the western Daraa countryside, accusing them of links to Hezbollah and of preparing rocket platforms to carry out attacks. The Internal Security Forces said the preemptive operation foiled a sabotage scheme and dismantled the platforms, without specifying the targets of the attacks, while information from a Syrian security source said the rockets were short-range and directed at Israel. The announcement came in an area adjacent to the occupied Syrian Golan.
3. 30 Sep 2026, 12:48 Lebanese Hezbollah denied any link to the armed group whose members Syrian authorities announced arresting in the Yarmouk Basin in the Daraa countryside, affirming that Syrian territory is free of its elements and that it does not exercise any military or security role inside it. It described the Syrian announcements in this regard as unrealistic claims, called on Damascus to scrutinize the backgrounds of the accusations, and held Israel responsible for creating tensions between Syria and Lebanon.

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