IDF says it seized weapons, including Russian anti-tank missiles, during Syria raids

IDF troops seized weapons during several overnight raids in southern Syria last week, the military announces.

Troops of the 474th “Golan” Regional Brigade searched several sites, where the army says they found caches of weapons, including Russian anti-tank missiles, Kalashnikov rifles, explosive devices, and other equipment.

Additionally, the military says field interrogators of the Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504 detained and questioned several suspects in the area.

The IDF has been deployed to nine posts inside southern Syria since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024, mostly within a UN-patrolled buffer zone on the border between the countries.

Troops have been operating in areas up to around 15 kilometers deep into Syria, aiming to capture weapons that Israel says could pose a threat to the country if they fall into the hands of “hostile forces.”