Israel drops flyers in southern Syria warning against cooperating with Hezbollah
ANKARA (AA): In leaflets dropped in southern Syria on Wednesday, Israel warned the Assad regime that it would not tolerate the presence of Hezbollah in Syria’s Quneitra province.
Flyers were dropped over the towns of Khan Arnabah and Asbah in Quneitra, near the UN armistice line separating Syria from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The flyers warned the Syrian regime against cooperating with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, saying that regime forces procure security passes at checkpoints for Hezbollah elements who pose a threat to Israel.
Israel has repeatedly carried out strikes on Syria, claiming it is targeting Iranian Hezbollah forces and its facilities.
Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since early 2011, when the Assad regime violently cracked down on pro-democracy protests.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced, according to UN estimates.