Damascus calls Hezbollah ‘terrorist militia’, partners with Iraq to stop arms smuggling – Hezbollah played a central role in supporting Assad’s government after openly entering the Syrian conflict in 2013, deploying thousands of fighters across multiple battlefronts | ynetglobal

Syria’s Interior Ministry said Tuesday it had foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle a shipment of advanced weapons through Syrian territory to Hezbollah, while publicly describing the Lebanese group as a “terrorist militia” in what analysts say marks a significant shift in the new government’s official rhetoric.