The smuggling of weapons from Syrian territory into Lebanon for Hezbollah continues. Some of these smuggling attempts are being thwarted by Syrian security forces. Recently, an attempt was made to smuggle rockets through the village of al-Ameriyah (العامرية) in the Talkalakh (تلكلخ) area of Homs Governorate, near the border with northern Lebanon. The village is located approximately 1.2 kilometers from the Lebanese border.
Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, most of the weapons smuggling attempts that we have identified so far through open-source material have been carried out through the geographic area of al-Qusayr, which borders northeastern Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and serves as a central hub for smuggling routes from Syria into Lebanon.
The current smuggling attempt took place in a different area, along Lebanon’s northern border. The Lebanon–Syria border stretches for approximately 400 kilometers, the vast majority of which remains completely porous. Hezbollah has exploited, continues to exploit, and will continue to exploit this reality. In addition to exploiting the porous border, Hezbollah also smuggles weapons and equipment through the formal border crossings between Syria and Lebanon (see our April 2026 publication on Hezbollah smuggling activities through the al-Masnaa border crossing). Hezbollah’s smuggling networks remain active through both land and maritime routes. Replenishing its weapons arsenal is a fundamental and critical component of Hezbollah’s rehabilitation and recovery efforts.
