{"id":141041,"date":"2026-09-03T10:32:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=141041"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:32:44","slug":"lebanon-dismantles-network-linked-to-hezbollah-assad-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/141041\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon dismantles network linked to Hezbollah, Assad regime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Lebanon has foiled a security sabotage plot targeting Syria\u2019s coastal region after dismantling a network operating between the two countries and linked to Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah and members of the former al-Assad regime, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judicial <a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/arab-world\/5314127-lebanon-dismantles-security-network-linked-hezbollah-assad-remnants\">sources<\/a> said five people \u2014 three Syrians and two Lebanese \u2014 were arrested as members of the network, which allegedly worked to smuggle fighters from Syria into Lebanon through the northern border before transferring them to Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs and then to a training camp in the Baalbek-Hermel area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those detained is Syrian Colonel Manaf Ali Safi, who previously headed one of the security branches under Syria\u2019s al-Assad regime, the sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that authorities seized weapons and ammunition from the network, including hand grenades, machine guns and sniper rifles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Saudi newspaper, the detainees admitted to receiving training from Hezbollah militants and cadres under the command of a person known as \u201cHajj Alaa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detainees claimed the training was intended to prepare for any potential attack by Syrian forces on Lebanon\u2019s Bekaa Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said the network was managed by former Syrian army Brig. 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According to Asharq Al-Awsat, the first list included the names of 200 former regime members, while the second included 100 people who had entered Lebanon through unofficial border crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian Foreign and Interior ministries have not commented on the matter so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Abdulsalam Khoja<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Lebanon has foiled a security sabotage plot targeting Syria\u2019s coastal region after dismantling a network operating between the two countries and linked to Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah and members of the former al-Assad regime, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday. 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