Hezbollah Hostages Released as Part of Tahrir al-Sham Deal

The formerly al-Qaeda-affiliated Tahrir al-Sham released five Hezbollah hostages on August 3, the final step in a ceasefire deal between the two groups that also saw the relocation of people from Lebanon to Syria.The men were released after a Tahrir al-Sham evacuation convoy arrived from Arsal, Lebanon, to Syria’s northern Idlib province.More than 100 buses carrying thousands of refugees, as well as Tahrir al-Sham fighters and their families, traveled to opposition-held areas in northern Syria on August 3, according to Lebanese media.Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an operation against Tahrir al-Sham in the Arsal area on July 21. A ceasefire took effect on Thursday, July 27. Credit: War Media (Central Military Information) via Storyful