‘Syrian Resistance’ group claims responsibility for firing at IDF troops in buffer zone

IDF soldiers are seen at a former Syrian Army post at Tel Kwdana, Syria, December 11, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
IDF soldiers are seen at a former Syrian Army post at Tel Kwdana, Syria, December 11, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

The “Syrian Resistance,” an organization affiliated with the former regime in Syria, claims responsibility for firing at Israel Defense Forces troops in the buffer zone last night, a Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese outlet reports.

The group announces it “has begun its operations against the Israeli enemy alongside operations against al-Julani’s terrorist gangs,” using the nom de guerre of new Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

According to the Al-Akhbar outlet, the group also says “the Syrian Resistance will not allow Israel to occupy our land. We will ambush it and al-Julani’s gangs with precise ambushes and surprise attacks.”

The IDF said last night that soldiers had returned fire at the source of the shooting, and that there were no Israeli injuries.

It marked the first such incident since Israeli forces deployed to the buffer zone on the border between Israel and Syria, following the fall of the Assad regime last month.

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