The troops of the Syrian transitional government are conducting an operation on the Lebanese border against drug smuggling gangs, the Arab Republic's Defense Ministry said in a statement. It reported that large military forces have been massed near the Lebanese-Israeli border in Homs province.
"The Defense Ministry says it will continue to pursue gangs affiliated with the Shiite militia "Hezbollah." smugglers operating in the border areas, the text states. - Drones are being used to locate the bases and hideouts of the extremists."
As the Janoubia portal reported earlier, clashes on the border have been ongoing for the fourth day, with deaths and injuries on both sides, and hostage-taking.
On February 8, the Lebanese army command, on the instructions of the President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, ordered troops stationed on the border with Syria to open fire in response to shelling of the northern and eastern regions from Syrian territory. On Sunday, the Lebanese army demanded that militias from the Shiite Jaafar and Zuwayter clans, which are supported by Hezbollah, leave the border villages.