On Syria-Lebanon borders | Iranian factions confiscate 1,750 pieces of land and luxurious apartments, SOHR demands expelling of Iranian forces and their militias and bring perpetrators to justice

Iran-backed militia continues strengthening their presence in Syrian areas near and on the Lebanese-Syrian borders in Rif Dimashq, disregarding the Syrian laws in light of the presence of a strong force of Lebanese Hezbollah militia that masters everything in the region.

Operations of looting and buying pieces of land on the border with Lebanon continue under the supervision of Hezbollah.

According to SOHR sources, the Iranian-backed militias purchased over 565 plots of land in Al-Zabadani region and its surroundings and at least 670 plots in Al-Tufayl border area since early 2021, turning the region into an “independent” village headed by a Syrian man known by his initials as H. D. who is close to the Lebanese Hezbollah commanders.

On the other hand, these militias continued taking over luxury apartments and villas in Bludan area and other nearby areas, bringing the number of villas and apartments these militiamen inhabited in to more than 515. These practices take place with full support of the Lebanese Hezbollah which is facilitating such operations, despite the large media coverage for that issue, especially by the Syrian Observatory.

We, at the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), renew our appeal to the international community, United Nations and UN Security Council to intensify their efforts to force Iranian forces and their proxy militias out of Syria and bring all criminals, perpetrators of violations and all those who aided and abetted the killing and displacement of Syrian people to justice.