Media Reports: Assad Approves Sending Missile System to Hezbollah

Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to send a missile system to Hezbollah with assistance from the Russian private military group Wagner, according to American media reports. The American news network CNN cited sources stating that the United States has intelligence indicating that President Bashar Assad has approved supplying the Lebanese "Hezbollah" with the Russian missile defense system "S-22". The sources added that the Wagner group has been tasked with delivering the missile system to Hezbollah, but it is not clear whether it has already been delivered or when such a delivery might occur. This potential acquisition of the system by Hezbollah comes amid expectations of a possible new front opening against Israel from Lebanon.