Syria, Hezbollah Hold Secret Security Talks in Turkey, Reportedly to Ease Border Tensions
Turkey-backed talks between Syrian officials and Hezbollah focused on security concerns, and sources said the sides made progress but reached no final agreement.
- Representatives from Syria and Hezbollah held secret, face-to-face talks in Turkey last month to reduce tensions, according to six sources briefed on the previously unreported meeting between the longtime foes.
- Turkey, acting as a regional mediator under President Tayyip Erdogan, pushed for the meeting to boost stability after the 2024 ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad intensified tensions between Damascus and Hezbollah.
- Both sides discussed mutual security concerns, reportedly making progress; Syria sought to dismantle Hezbollah sleeper cells and stop arms smuggling, while Hezbollah aimed to "protect its flank" from potential intervention.
- No final agreement emerged, partly due to disappointment that Hezbollah's main sponsor, Iran, was excluded from direct participation in the talks, limiting the group's willingness to commit to Syrian demands.
- Tensions persist as Syria reported capturing a Hezbollah cell preparing rocket launches in southern Syria on Tuesday, though Hezbollah denied any military presence or involvement in security activities there.
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Syrian Government and Hezbollah Hold Secret Face-to-Face Talks in Turkey To Ease Tensions | 🌎 LatestLY
Syrian government officials and Hezbollah representatives held secret, face-to-face talks in Turkey to de-escalate border tensions, according to sources briefed on the meeting. Damascus assured the group it would not intervene in Lebanon, while requesting an end to weapons smuggling. Key ally Iran was absent from the Turkish-mediated discussions. 🌎 Syrian Government and Hezbollah Hold Secret Face-to-Face Talks in Turkey To Ease Tensions.
Representatives of the new Syrian government and Hezbollah have held secret talks in Turkey in an attempt to defuse tensions between the two sides, according to six sources briefed on the meeting.It is the first known face-to-face contact between Syrian government officials and the Lebanese group since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad at the end of 2024. The meeting took place during September and included representatives of Hez…
Representatives of the Syrian authorities and Hezbollah conducted secret talks in Turkey, as reported by Reuters.
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ΡΕΘΕΜΝΟΣ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ: ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ ΝΕΑ ΕΙΔΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΡΗΤΗ…The officials met in Turkey last week, according to Reuters - The two sides were allies under Assad, but after his fall, the status of their relationship changed
According to a Reuters report citing six sources, representatives from the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-controlled Syrian government and Hezbollah secretly met in Turkey last month. The meeting, facilitated by Ankara, addressed mutual security concerns and cross-border activities, but the absence of Iran from the discussions was noteworthy.
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