Published • loading... • Updated
Syria Says It Foiled Hezbollah Plot to Attack Homs Oil Refinery
Syrian authorities said the suspects had explosive devices and were arrested in a preventive security operation, amid repeated allegations of Hezbollah-linked sabotage.
- On Tuesday, Syrian security forces arrested two men linked to Hezbollah for allegedly planning to attack The Homs refinery, according to SANA.
- The Homs refinery is the only functioning oil-processing facility in Syria, located about 20 kilometers from the Lebanese border.
- Damascus previously announced a foiled plot in Deraa and an Oct "act of sabotage" on a pipeline, though Hezbollah has denied involvement in these activities.
- Relations between Damascus and Hezbollah have deteriorated sharply Since Assad, ending a partnership formed during the nearly 14-year civil war.
- On Monday, Mohammad Haidar became the first Hezbollah minister to visit Damascus on an official trip, traveling with Lebanese government members for talks.
Insights by Ground AI
25 Articles
25 Articles
Syria says it foiled Hezbollah plot to attack Homs oil refinery
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
The Syrian Internal Security and General Intelligence Forces have announced the frustration of a plan to target Homs refinery and arrest a cell said to be affiliated with Hizbullah, amid ongoing security pursuits.
The Syrian General Intelligence Agency, together with the internal security forces, prevented a terrorist attack by the Lebanese Hezbollah movement on a refinery in Homs Province. Syrian forces detained members of Hezbollah-affiliated cells who planned to blow up an oil refinery in Homs Province, transmitting to RIA News a reference to the Al-Watan newspaper. In a joint operation by the General Intelligence and Internal Security Forces, the mili…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources25
Leaning Left6Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Left
55% Left
L 55%
C 18%
R 27%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
