BEIRUT, Lebanon — Defence ministers for Syria and Lebanon don agree on ceasefire on Monday, according to report from Syria’s SANA news agency, this agreement follow serious clash wey don cause 10 people to die and over 50 people injure.
Cross-border attacks escalate tension between Beirut and Syria’s new Islamist government. Within the past two days, three Syrians and seven Lebanese lives don end because of skirmishes, as reported by both governments, and 52 people don receive injuries from the Lebanese side.
As hostilities continue, on Monday, Syria launch shells onto Lebanese villages for the border area after three Syrians lose their lives for Qasr, a town in northern Lebanon. Lebanese military report say dem respond to the attack, while National News Agency of Lebanon claim the bombardment don include Qasr.
On Sunday, Syria’s defence ministry go as far as accusing the Iran-backed group Hezbollah of kidnapping three members of Syrian troops from their territory during ambush, claiming the soldiers were “taken to Lebanese territory and executed on the spot.” The ministry also report say a photographer and a reporter don sustain injuries after being hit by a missile reportedly from Hezbollah.
The Lebanese army report say two Syrians die on the border, while one die later for hospital. Dem confirm sey the bodies don return to Syria.
Despite Hezbollah’s denial of involvement in this border clash, the Lebanese state news agency NNA claim dem “no get connection to whatever wey dey happen for inside Syrian territory.” Lebanon’s presidency quickly respond for these recent actions, saying that tension for the border with Syria “no fit continue.”
“What dey happen for the eastern and northeastern borders no fit continue, and we no go accept am,” dem talk on social media platform X.
If e confirm say Syria carry out this attack on Lebanon, e go mark rare occurrence for Syria’s new government as e don try maintain stability with neighbours. The leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa don express commitment to peace and avoidance of confrontation, especially with Israel wey don dey carry out strikes against its territory.
The recent clashes show sey relationships don sour between Lebanon and Syria, particularly in the Beqaa Valley area where predominantly Shiite Lebanese villages dey face skirmishes with Syrian soldiers lately. Syria’s current government wey former Sunni-Islamist militants dey control just come into power after the removal of Iran’s ally, Bashar al-Assad, last year.
Hezbollah wey don intervene in the Syrian Civil War to help Assad fight against these Sunni militants is still a key player in the ongoing instability.
