Hezbollah is reportedly building up its forces as an Iranian-backed militiawhich was originally deployed in Syria, was transferred to southern Lebanon to help it fight Israel, Arabic-speaking IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee reports.

“After a series of setbacks suffered by Hezbollah against Israel in recent weeks, the Iranian Imam Hussein Brigade, led by a commander known as Zulfiqar, has arrived in southern Lebanon,” the IDF spokesman announced on his X account.

Yes, as he himself said the militia has engaged in firefights with the Israeli army in recent weeks along the Lebanese border.

“Hezbollah and the Imam Hussein Brigade will make Lebanon pay a heavy price in favor of Hamas-ISIS. The IDF is fully prepared to respond to anyone who tries to undermine its sovereignty in the north,” added Avichay Adraee.

According to the Alma Research Center, the Imam Hussain Brigade is a militia composed mainly of Iraqi Shiites that was incorporated into the Fourth Division of the regular Syrian army and operates mainly in the Damascus area.

It has reportedly carried out direct attacks against Israel and US troops in Syria. The entire Fourth Division, commanded by Maher Assad, brother of the Syrian president Bashar Assadrefers directly to the Quds Force, the campaign arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.