During an IDF operation in the Quneitra region of southern Syria on Tuesday, a riot broke out in which several suspects moved toward the troops and threatened them.
The soldiers initiated standard arrest protocols, firing warning shots in the air to force the suspects to withdraw. When they refused, the soldiers shot two central instigators in the lower body and the disturbance dispersed.
At the same time, footage circulating on social media in recent days illustrates the extent of the friction between the IDF and armed groups in Syria. A convoy of vehicles carrying A-Sharaa gunmen was seen driving past an IDF vehicle as Israeli soldiers watched the convoy pass.
Syrian General Security forces entered Khan Arnabeh in the Quneitra countryside shortly after the shooting incident in which two Syrians were wounded by Israeli forces. A Syrian source tells me that the General Security convoy entered the area in coordination with the IDF. https://t.co/8yIEO80bd4 pic.twitter.com/mGZmuYsHOh
— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) December 9, 2025
About two weeks ago, an IDF reserve unit from the H spearhead brigade, the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, was caught in heavy exchanges of fire with armed militants in the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria. The clash took place during an operation to arrest suspects from the Islamic Group, a Syrian organization that has promoted terrorist activity against Israel. During the battle, which included aerial support for the troops, six soldiers were wounded, three seriously, one moderately and two lightly. The IDF completed the operation successfully, arrested all suspects and killed several militants.
