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Lebanon-Syria relations

IDF troops of the Golani Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued by the military on April 6, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 7, 2026, 6:37 pm
IDF says it has ‘completed deployment’ to anti-tank defensive line in south Lebanon
2 wounded as Hezbollah rockets hit north; IDF reportedly holds off strikes on Lebanon-Syria crossing after US intervention; army also says it mobilized elite 98th Division to area
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Demonstrators wave a Syrian flag during a march marking the 15th anniversary of the start of the Syrian revolution against the Bashar Assad regime in the Old City of Damascus, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
March 18, 2026, 6:49 am
US encouraging Syria to assist with disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon — sources
People briefed on the matter say Damascus is hesitant to take military action in eastern Lebanon, concerned about risks of Iranian missile attacks and domestic instability
By Feras Dalatey, Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari
A man looks at the damage after a house was hit by a rocket reportedly fired by Hezbollah in central Israel on March 12, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
March 12, 2026, 9:01 pm
Rocket barrages underscore remaining potency of Hezbollah’s gutted arsenal
Israeli strikes and supply disruptions have degraded Iran-backed group’s capabilities, yet experts say it may still have enough firepower for weeks
By Stav Levaton and Emanuel Fabian
Weapons seized by IDF troops during an attempted smuggling from Lebanon into Syria, October 22, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 23, 2025, 9:07 pm
IDF says it busted attempt to smuggle firearms from Syria into Lebanon
Troops seize handgun, assault rifles and magazines, detain suspects; operation marks second foiled smuggling plot from Syria to Lebanon within a week
By Emanuel Fabian
In this handout photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office on October 10, 2025, Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) speaks with Syria's Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani during a meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
October 11, 2025, 2:42 pm
Syria’s FM visits Lebanon in bid to rebuild ties after years of strain under Assad
In first visit to Beirut by Syrian minister since Assad’s ouster, FM says trip ‘to reaffirm the depth’ of relations; visit focused on status of border, refugees and detainees
By Sally Abou Aljoud
Syrian security forces stand guard in front of the heavily damaged Syrian army and Defense Ministry headquarters complex in Damascus, following Israeli strikes on July 16, 2025. (Bakr ALkasem / AFP)
September 11, 2025, 4:21 pm
Syria busts armed Hezbollah-linked cell planning ‘national security’ threats
Official says active members were trained in Lebanon and had weapons, Grad-type rockets, launchers, and anti-tank missiles
By AFP and ToI Staff
People wait at the entrance of the Al-Masnaa eastern Lebanese border crossing with Syria on January 3, 2025, after Syria imposed new restrictions on the entry of Lebanese citizens. (Hassan JARRAH / AFP)
August 17, 2025, 12:22 pm
Decades of distrust cloud complex and strained ties between Syria and Lebanon
Many Syrians resent Hezbollah for its support of Assad, while some in Lebanon blame Damascus for Rafik Hariri’s assassination and are angry Lebanese defector became Syrian security official
By AP
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, left, shakes hands with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, on April 14, 2025. (Lebanese Government press office via AP)
April 14, 2025, 9:57 pm
Lebanon’s PM visits Syria’s interim president to discuss border, prisoners, refugees
Nawaf Salam and Ahmed al-Sharaa agree to form joint ministerial committee to oversee implementation of March border agreement, after deadly clashes earlier this year
By AP
A meeting between Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Khaled bin Salman (C), Syria's Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra (L) and Lebanon's Defence Minister Michel Menassa, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 27, 2025. (SPA / AFP)
March 28, 2025, 12:57 pm
Lebanon, Syria ink border demarcation deal, easing tensions after Assad’s fall
Beirut and Damascus to increase coordination to ensure security along border, which Hezbollah uses to smuggle weapons, and where deadly clashes broke out earlier this month
By AP
Syrian troops take position in the village of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, located 2 km (1.24 miles) from the Lebanon border, Syria, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
March 18, 2025, 9:10 am
Lebanon and Syria reach ceasefire, ending two days of border clashes
Fighting sparked after Syria accused Hezbollah of kidnapping, killing three Syrian soldiers; Beirut has returned bodies, opened up channels with Damascus to ease tensions
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Lebanese army soldiers deploy in the southern Lebanese village of Mais al-Jabal, 2025. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT/ AFP)
March 17, 2025, 8:09 pm
Lebanon says it will retaliate for gunfire from Syria amid deadly fighting on border
War monitor says 5 Syrian soldiers killed Monday, during clashes that began Saturday, when 3 Syrians were killed in Lebanon in alleged Hezbollah abduction
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The aftermath of a reported Hezbollah rocket attack on the Syria-Lebanon border, March 17, 2025. (Screenshot: X)
March 17, 2025, 12:23 pm
Syrian soldier killed by Hezbollah rocket; 3 dead as Syrian troops shell Lebanon village
2 children reported among dead in Beqaa region as Syrian army operates against terror group; IDF says it hit a command center of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in south Lebanon
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
A Syria rebel fighter rips a portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a building reportedly used by Lebanon's Hezbollah terror group, in the town of in Qusayr in Syria's central Homs province, on December 15, 2024. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
March 17, 2025, 1:47 am
3 Syrian troops killed in Lebanon; Damascus accuses Hezbollah of seizing, killing them
Terror group denies involvement, and Lebanese source claims the soldiers crossed the border and were shot by local gunmen in village of Qasr; Syria said to fire missiles at town
By AFP and ToI Staff
People walk along a market alley in the old city of Damascus, Syria, on January 18, 2025. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
January 19, 2025, 4:18 pm
Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned since Assad regime fell, UN says
Hundreds of thousands more came back earlier in 2024 from Lebanon, fleeing Israel-Hezbollah conflict; Turkey allowing 3 round trips per refugee family to prepare for resettlement
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), shows Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati (L) shaking hands with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa before their meeting in Damascus on January 11, 2025. (SANA/AFP)
January 12, 2025, 1:07 am
Syria’s Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve nations’ ties
Mikati is the first head of government to visit Damascus since Assad regime fell last month; new Syrian leaders looking to get relations back on track with neighbors
By Reuters
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