{"id":6499,"date":"2026-05-06T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/syria-says-it-dismantled-hezbollah-linked-cell-plotting-assassinations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:35:15","slug":"syria-says-it-dismantled-hezbollah-linked-cell-plotting-assassinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/syria-says-it-dismantled-hezbollah-linked-cell-plotting-assassinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria says it dismantled Hezbollah-linked cell plotting assassinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Authorities say the cell was planning \u2018targeted assassinations against high-level government officials\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Syrian authorities say they have arrested a Hezbollah-linked cell accused of plotting to assassinate senior government figures, an allegation rejected as \u201cfalse\u201d by the Lebanese armed group.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian Ministry of Interior said late on Tuesday it carried out a \u201cseries of simultaneous security operations\u201d in the Damascus countryside as well as in the provinces of Aleppo, Homs, Tartous and Latakia.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/24\/main-suspect-in-tadamon-massacre-arrested-in-operation\">Syrian authorities arrest main suspect of 2013 Tadamon massacre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/26\/syria-puts-al-assad-era-officials-on\">Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/4\/28\/from-exile-to-judge-symbolism-in-syrias-trial-of-assad-former-officials\">From exile to judge: Symbolism in Syria\u2019s trial of Assad, former officials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/4\/28\/down-but-not-out-in-war-with-israel-hezbollah-shows-it-is-still-powerful\">Down but not out: In war with Israel, Hezbollah shows it is still powerful<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>According to the ministry, the raids resulted in the \u201cdismantling of an organised cell affiliated with the Hezbollah militia, whose members infiltrated Syrian territory after undergoing intensive specialised training in Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad\u2019s removal in December 2024, Syria\u2019s new authorities have repeatedly announced the discovery and disruption of alleged plots to undermine security, which they have attributed to Hezbollah \u2013 accusations the group has consistently denied.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary investigations revealed that the cell was planning \u201ctargeted assassinations against high-level government officials\u201d, the ministry statement said, adding that they seized military equipment, including explosive devices and RPG launchers.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry released photos of 11 suspects, without disclosing their nationalities, saying they included the person allegedly in charge of planning and supervising the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah issued a statement \u201ccategorically denying the false accusations from the Syrian interior ministry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe repetition of these claims by Syrian security authorities despite our repeated declarations that Hezbollah has no presence inside Syrian territory \u2026 raises major questions,\u201d the Iran-backed group said.<\/p>\n<p>It \u201csuggests that there are those who seek to ignite tensions and strife between the Syrian and Lebanese peoples\u201d, the group said.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah was a key ally of al-Assad, and its intervention was widely seen as pivotal in shifting Syria\u2019s war in his favour in the years before he was removed.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, Syria had served as a crucial corridor for the transfer of Iranian weapons to Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities say the cell was planning \u2018targeted assassinations against high-level government officials\u2019. 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