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Syrian authorities announced on May 5 they had arrested a Hezbollah-affiliated cell plotting to assassinate government officials, while the Lebanese militant group denied the \u201cfalse accusations.\u201d
The Syrian interior ministry said that it had conducted a \u201cseries of simultaneous security operations\u201d in the Damascus countryside, Aleppo, Homs, Tartus and Latakia provinces.
It said the operations led to the \u201cdismantling of an organised cell affiliated with the Hezbollah militia, whose members infiltrated Syrian territory after receiving intensive specialized training in Lebanon.\u201d
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, among other weapons.
It published the pictures of 11 suspects, without specifying their nationalities, saying they included the official responsible for plotting and overseeing assassinations.
Hezbollah meanwhile issued a statement \u201ccategorically denying the false accusations from the Syrian interior ministry.\u201d
\u201cThe repetition of these claims by Syrian security authorities despite our repeated declarations that Hezbollah has no presence inside Syrian territory… raises major questions,\u201d the Iran-backed group said.
It added that it \u201csuggests that there are those who seek to ignite tensions and strife between the Syrian and Lebanese peoples.\u201d
Hezbollah was a key backer of longtime president Bashar al-Assad, playing a vital role in tipping the civil war in his favor in the years before he was ousted in December 2024.<\/p>\n