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Shafaq News
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Israeli forces arrested 'Iran-linked cell' in Syria for second time in a week
Shafaq News - Damascus The Israeli military announced on Monday the arrest of a cell allegedly affiliated with Iran's Quds Force during a special operation in southern Syria, marking the second such operation in less than a week. According to Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee, the arrests were carried out overnight by troops from the Alexandroni Brigade (Brigade 3) based on intelligence gathered by Unit 504, a division responsible for human intelligence operations. Adraee stated on X that the cell had been operating under the direction of Iran's Quds Force —a branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for foreign operations— and was detained in the Tel Kodna area, near the border in southern Syria. #عاجل في عملية خاصة جنوب سوريا: قوة من جيش الدفاع تعتقل خلية تمّ تشغيلها من قبل فيلق القدس الإيرانية⭕️استنادًا إلى معلومات تمّ الحصول عليها من تحقيقات وحدة 504، نفذت قوات من لواء ألكسندروني (اللواء 3)، عملية ليلية تم خلالها اعتقال خلية عناصر تمّ تشغيلها من قبل فيلق القدس… — افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) July 7, 2025
Roya News
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
'Israeli' army claims arrest of Iranian Quds Force cell in southern Syria
On Monday, the 'Israeli' army announced the arrest of a cell affiliated with Iran's Quds Force during a 'special operation' in southern Syria. In a statement, the army said, 'Based on information obtained from investigations by Unit 504, forces from the Alexandroni Brigade (Brigade 3), led by the 210th Division and in cooperation with field investigators from the unit, carried out a nighttime operation during which a cell operated by Iran's Quds Force was arrested in the Tal Kudna area of southern Syria.' The statement added, 'For the second time in the past week, forces from the division executed a precise nighttime operation, arresting several militants who posed a threat in the region,' without providing further details. No official response from the Syrian side regarding the 'Israeli' army's claims. Meanwhile, international reports indicate that all Iranian military formations have withdrawn from Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024. Syria has repeatedly condemned ongoing 'Israeli' violations and reaffirmed its commitment to the 1974 ceasefire agreement signed with Tel Aviv. Since 1967, 'Israel' has occupied most of the Syrian Golan Heights. Taking advantage of the fall of Assad's regime in December 2024, 'Israel' expanded its control into the Syrian buffer zone and penetrated Quneitra and rural Damascus provinces. It declared the 1974 disengagement agreement between the two sides null and void and occupied the strategic Mount Hermon area.
