Syria busts Hezbollah-linked cell: ministry | International

DAMASCUS, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Syria said Thursday that its forcesdismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group, akey ally of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. "Specialised units in cooperation with the general intelligence service...were able to arrest a terrorist cell belonging to the Hezbollah militia thatwas active" in the Damascus countryside, an interior ministry statement said,quoting a local commander. "Preliminary investigations showed that the cell members underwent trainingin military camps in Lebanese territory, and were planning to carry outoperations inside Syrian territory that threaten national security andstability," the statement said. Forces seized ammunition and weapons including Grad-type rockets, launchersand anti-tank missiles, it said, adding the case was referred to thejudiciary. Hezbollah fighters helped Assad claw back territory during...