The Lebanese Army Command has strengthened security measures in regions bordering Syria due to threats posed by the extremist group Islamic State (ISIS, banned in Russia), according to a statement posted on the army's official X account.
“In order to maintain stability, intensive patrols are being conducted in border areas, and additional observation towers have been installed,” the statement read. “The Armed Forces Command remains in constant contact with the Syrian authorities and coordinates security measures with them.”
On June 27, Lebanese army special forces neutralized a high-profile terrorist who led an underground ISIS network in Lebanon. On June 30, five members of a sabotage cell affiliated with ISIS—all Syrian nationals—were detained during an operation in the southern suburb of Beirut, Burj al-Barajneh.
Earlier, Lebanese authorities arrested 67 Syrians for illegally crossing into Lebanon. Several large drug shipments being smuggled into Syria through illegal border routes were also intercepted.
On March 27, Lebanese and Syrian Defense Ministers Michel Mneimneh and Murhaf Abu Qasra signed an agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to demarcate their shared border. The talks were mediated by Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud. The two sides agreed to establish bilateral committees to develop mechanisms for maintaining stability along the 375-kilometer Lebanese-Syrian border.
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Based on materials from TASS