Israeli military forces detained suspected weapons dealers in southern Syria yesterday during a raid in the Mount Hermon area, confiscating over 300 weapons. The operation involved troops from the 810th "Mountains" Regional Brigade targeting former posts of the Bashar al-Assad regime's commando forces. The IDF stated that the detained individuals were involved in smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon. Four soldiers sustained minor injuries from a blast, believed to be an old Syrian grenade, during the operation, according to the IDF. In a separate incident in the Raqqa region, two leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), identified as "Hawker Karhistan" and "Haj Noah," were killed during security operations. "Hawker Karhistan" died immediately after a patrol affiliated with the "national security" militia was shot at while attempting to arrest a wanted individual. "Haj Noah" succumbed to his injuries later at the hospital, as reported by local sources. The incidents have led to a general alert among SDF members around the Raqqa military hospital. Further reports from the Raqqa countryside indicate intermittent clashes between SDF forces and the National Army near the town of Ain Issa. Additionally, the bodies of two SDF members were discovered near the town of Dibsi Afnan in western Raqqa, according to EyeEuphrates. These developments highlight escalating security tensions in Raqqa, with the SDF experiencing direct losses among their leadership and reflecting the fragility of their security control in the region, as noted by ReporterSyrien.
