Exclusive to JNews Lebanon
Diplomatic and security sources for JNews Lebanon in Amman, Jordan, have obtained exclusive details of a highly classified security document. Drafted by a select military coordination committee comprising American, British, and new transitional Syrian officers, the document finalizes what is internally termed the “Operational Cordoning Plan” to manage legal and illegal crossing points between Lebanon and Syria.
The blueprint, cooked up in tandem with Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad Al-Shaibani’s latest visit to Beirut, bypasses superficial diplomatic protocols to establish a new strategic reality on the ground. Its explicit goal is to choke off any attempt to reconstruct independent military logistical networks outside the sovereign framework of the Lebanese state.
🔒 Clauses of the “Shadow Security Pact” Along the Border
Our exclusive intelligence reveals that the administration of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa has given the green light for the immediate implementation of three operational parameters across the land borders and vital transit corridors:
- Hybrid Monitoring Hubs (Replacing the Fourth Division): The immediate withdrawal of all remaining undisciplined elements belonging to the Syrian Army’s Fourth Division and its historically allied militias from the Rif Dimashq and Homs border crossings with Lebanon (specifically the Masnaa, Al-Qasr, and Jousieh areas). These units are being replaced by the newly formed Syrian National Security forces, backed by state-of-the-art thermal sensors and ground radars provided by the United Kingdom via Jordan.
- “Open Skies for Surveillance” Protocol: The security coordination on the border includes a classified clause permitting international reconnaissance drones to scan the shared border zone up to a depth of 15 kilometers inside Syrian territory without facing air defense interception. This guarantees real-time tracking of any trench-digging activities or smuggling attempts across the rugged mountainous terrain.
- Parallel Security for Airports and Seaports: Damascus has synchronized this land blockade by supplying a unified security database to the “International Verification Committee.” This data covers the movement of high-risk personnel and cargo transiting through Syrian territories heading toward Beirut International Airport and Lebanese ports, effectively preventing any circumvention of the Washington Framework Accord terms.
Sources speaking to JNews Lebanon confirm that Syrian Envoy Assaad Al-Shaibani briefed both President of the Republic Joseph Aoun and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri on the broad strokes of this border arrangement under the banner of “preventing strife and monopolizing weapons within the Lebanese state.” Despite the silent reservations of certain factions, Damascus’s resolute decision to deal strictly on a “state-to-state” basis has confronted all internal political players with an unavoidable reality: the regional cover for traditional supply lines has been entirely lifted by a direct decision from Damascus under strict international directives.
