Israeli forces eliminated several armed terrorists in the security zone established in southern Syria, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday. The terrorists were armed and operating within the buffer zone Israel set up after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
The IDF has maintained a presence in the area to prevent hostile forces from approaching the Israeli border on the Golan Heights. Israel expanded its military footprint in the region following Assad’s ouster, citing security concerns about instability along the frontier and the potential for Iranian-backed groups to fill the power vacuum.