Hebrew report: Syrian group attacking Israel linked to Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah

The Israeli news channel i24NEWS has reported that the group Uli al-Baas, which has claimed attacks against Israel, is a joint arrangement involving networks linked to Hezbollah and figures associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. However, there is no conclusive public evidence to prove this.

In a special investigation, the channel said the name “Islamic Resistance Front in Syria – Uli al-Baas” had re-emerged in southern Syria after claiming operations targeting Israeli military positions. This came as a security report circulated alleging that the group was linked to media and funding networks that reportedly bring together figures associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and others who had ties to Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

The channel said the group denies the allegations and insists that its decisions are independent and Syrian, and that its activities are aimed at resisting Israeli incursions. However, it said the group’s political and religious rhetoric, its logo’s similarity to Hezbollah’s visual identity, and its declared adherence to the concept of “unity of the fronts” raise questions about its project and the regional environment in which it operates.

The investigation stressed that there is still no conclusive public evidence or documents proving that Hezbollah and the Muslim Brotherhood have a joint leadership or a fully established institutional partnership to form the group. Available information currently points to an overlap in rhetoric and alleged relationships rather than conclusive evidence.

The investigation concluded that Uli al-Baas is “one of the most secretive groups in the new Syrian scene”.

Uli al-Baas first appeared officially on 9 January 2025, when it announced on Telegram that it had been established under the name “Southern Liberation Front” and gave Israel 48 hours to withdraw from Syrian territory.