Syria strengthens its borders with Lebanon and Iraq

Syria has reinforced its borders with Iraq and Lebanon to prevent the Middle East conflict from spilling onto its territory, CNN reports.

The Syrian army said it boosted deployments along the borders to “protect and secure” them.

“The deployed units belong to the Border Guard forces and reconnaissance battalions, tasked with monitoring border activity and combating smuggling,” the army said.

The Israeli military has been striking Hezbollah in Lebanon since Monday, after the Iran-back militant group sent a “swarm of drones” toward an Israeli military base in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes killing Iran’s supreme leader.

Iraq has also become involved in the conflict, with Iran striking its northern region of Kurdistan.