Syria says it foiled Hezbollah plot to target Homs oil refinery

Hezbollah denies the Syrian accusations, reiterating that it does not have any presence on Syrian territory.

A drone view shows facilities at the Baniyas oil refinery, in Baniyas, Syria, April 8, 2026 [File: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]

Syrian security forces have said they foiled a plot to target the Homs oil refinery in central Syria, arresting a cell affiliated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group.

Syria’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) said on X that “the preemptive security operation” was carried out in cooperation with the country’s Internal Security Forces.

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It identified two arrested individuals with their initials – M S and B Sh – but did not elaborate on the time or the location of the operation, “which resulted in the seizure of explosive devices in their possession that had been prepared to execute the plot”.

Hezbollah denied the Syrian accusations in a statement, reiterating that it does not have any presence on Syrian territory and is not ⁠involved in “any activity that undermines the ⁠security and stability of Syria”.

Hezbollah ⁠fought alongside former President Bashar al-Assad’s forces during Syria’s nearly 14-year civil war, but relations with Damascus have deteriorated sharply since his overthrow in 2024.

Syrian authorities have accused ⁠Hezbollah of involvement in a series of alleged plots, including planned assassinations, ⁠rocket attacks and arms smuggling.

The Homs refinery is one of Syria’s two oil refineries, along with the Baniyas refinery, and plays a key role in securing petroleum products.

In a similar operation, the GIS said on Sunday that they arrested two members of a suspected ISIL (ISIS) cell in the governorate of Deir Az Zor.

Sunday’s statement added that investigations “showed the detainees’ involvement in carrying out a series of assassinations in the province, the latest of which targeted defence ministry member Ibrahim al-Jassem with a gunshot near the al-Rashid mosque in the city of Mayadin”.

The operation led to the seizure of weapons and ammunition found in the cell’s hideout, the security forces said, adding that authorities were continuing investigations of “the terrorists to uncover their links in preparation for bringing them to justice”.

On September 27, the security forces said they had arrested four members of an ISIL cell involved in planning and carrying out several attacks in different parts of the country.

On September 30, the Syrian Electricity Company said the Deir Ali, Nasiriya and Tishreen power stations had gone out of service after an explosion on a gas line at the Tishreen station in the Damascus countryside, which cut off the gas supply needed to run them.

On October 15, the Syrian Petroleum Company said the pipeline carrying petroleum products from Baniyas to Homs was damaged near the village of Hadida in western Homs countryside, causing a fuel leak, state media reported, in the latest in a series of attacks on Syria’s energy infrastructure .

Last month, Syria’s security forces foiled a plot to target a police patrol in Damascus countryside, saying that an ISIL cell was preparing to carry out the attack, Syrian state television reported. They said the group was responsible for explosions and assassinations in Raqqa, Aleppo, Idlib and Homs.

Damascus joined the US-led international coalition against ISIL last November, which was formed in 2014 and has carried out operations against the group in Syria and Iraq.

真主党否认叙利亚方面的指控，重申其在叙利亚领土上没有任何存在。

2026年4月8日，无人机拍摄的叙利亚巴尼亚斯炼油厂设施照片。[图片：Khalil Ashawi/路透社]

叙利亚安全部队表示，他们挫败了一起针对叙利亚中部霍姆斯炼油厂的阴谋，并逮捕了一个与黎巴嫩真主党武装组织有关联的小组。

叙利亚总情报局 (GIS) 在 X 上表示，“先发制人的安全行动”是与该国内部安全部队合作进行的。

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警方公布了两名被捕人员的姓名首字母——MS 和 B Sh——但没有详细说明行动的时间或地点，“行动中缴获了他们持有的、准备实施该阴谋的爆炸装置”。

真主党在一份声明中否认了叙利亚的指控，重申其在叙利亚领土上没有任何存在，也没有参与“任何破坏叙利亚安全与稳定的活动”。

在叙利亚近 14 年的内战期间，真主党曾与前总统巴沙尔·阿萨德的部队并肩作战，但自 2024 年阿萨德被推翻以来，真主党与大马士革的关系急剧恶化。

叙利亚当局指控真主党参与了一系列阴谋，包括策划暗杀、火箭弹袭击和武器走私。

霍姆斯炼油厂是叙利亚的两座炼油厂之一，另一座是巴尼亚斯炼油厂，在保障石油产品供应方面发挥着关键作用。

在一次类似的行动中，以色列国防军情报局（GIS）周日表示，他们在代尔祖尔省逮捕了两名疑似“伊斯兰国”（ISIS）成员。

周日的声明还补充说，调查“显示，被拘留者参与了该省的一系列暗杀事件，最近一起暗杀事件的目标是国防部成员易卜拉欣·贾西姆，他在迈亚丁市的拉希德清真寺附近遭到枪击”。

安全部队表示，此次行动缴获了在该团伙藏身处发现的武器弹药，并补充说，当局正在继续调查“恐怖分子，以查明他们的联系，准备将他们绳之以法”。

9月27日，安全部队表示，他们逮捕了四名“伊斯兰国”小组成员，该小组参与策划和实施了该国不同地区的数起袭击。

9月30日，叙利亚电力公司表示，由于大马士革郊区的提什林发电站的天然气管道发生爆炸，切断了运行这些发电站所需的天然气供应，导致代尔阿里、纳西里耶和提什林发电站停止运行。

10月15日，叙利亚石油公司表示，从巴尼亚斯到霍姆斯的石油产品输油管道在霍姆斯西部乡村的哈迪达村附近遭到破坏，导致燃料泄漏。叙利亚国家媒体报道了这一消息，这是叙利亚能源基础设施遭受的一系列袭击中的最新一起。

据叙利亚国家电视台报道，上个月，叙利亚安全部队挫败了一起针对大马士革郊区警察巡逻队的阴谋，并称一个“伊斯兰国”小组正在筹备实施此次袭击。他们表示，该组织应对拉卡、阿勒颇、伊德利卜和霍姆斯等地发生的爆炸和暗杀事件负责。

大马士革于去年 11 月加入了美国领导的打击“伊斯兰国”的国际联盟。该联盟成立于 2014 年，并在叙利亚和伊拉克对该组织开展了军事行动。