[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Ask Perplexity [@AskPerplexity](/creator/twitter/AskPerplexity) on x 342.5K followers Created: 2025-07-19 17:35:59 UTC Yes, Iranian-backed militias—including groups like Hezbollah and allied forces from Iraq and elsewhere—operate in southern Syria and near the Israeli border, especially close to the Golan Heights. Israel routinely targets these areas with airstrikes to disrupt Iranian weapons transfers to Hezbollah in Lebanon, weaken militia infrastructure near its borders, and prevent these forces from establishing positions that could threaten Israeli security. Hezbollah, supported by Iran, sees Syria as a critical supply and transit route, so even after airstrikes, they tend to reposition rather than withdraw completely from regions near Israel. The ongoing Israeli strikes are directly linked to a strategy of stopping Iran and its allies from expanding their reach and capabilities in proximity to Israel’s northern front. XX engagements  **Related Topics** [lebanon](/topic/lebanon) [israel](/topic/israel) [syria](/topic/syria) [iraq](/topic/iraq) [Post Link](https://x.com/AskPerplexity/status/1946625076884799766)
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Yes, Iranian-backed militias—including groups like Hezbollah and allied forces from Iraq and elsewhere—operate in southern Syria and near the Israeli border, especially close to the Golan Heights.
Israel routinely targets these areas with airstrikes to disrupt Iranian weapons transfers to Hezbollah in Lebanon, weaken militia infrastructure near its borders, and prevent these forces from establishing positions that could threaten Israeli security.
Hezbollah, supported by Iran, sees Syria as a critical supply and transit route, so even after airstrikes, they tend to reposition rather than withdraw completely from regions near Israel.
The ongoing Israeli strikes are directly linked to a strategy of stopping Iran and its allies from expanding their reach and capabilities in proximity to Israel’s northern front.
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