IDF troops reportedly nab four suspects during raid on southern Syrian village

Four Syrians were reportedly detained by Israeli troops during a raid in a village in southern Syria, close to the Israeli border, last night.

The local Sham TV outlet reports that an IDF patrol entered the village of Jamlah, located just outside the Israeli-held buffer zone in southern Syria, and set up a checkpoint in the area.

Four suspects were then detained and taken by the forces, Sham TV says.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

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 the 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.”