The "Reuters" news agency published a report, citing private sources, about a meeting between representatives of the Syrian government and officials of Lebanon's "Hezbollah" in the Turkish capital Ankara, in an effort to reduce tension between the two sides.
The sources told "Reuters" that the two sides acknowledged during the meeting that there was no longer any hostility between them, while the Syrian government asked "Hezbollah" to help stop smuggling across the border and dismantle the group's sleeper cells in southern Syria, and the group's officials pledged not to interfere in Syrian affairs.
The Kashaf team had relayed the report neutrally, based on verifying that the "Reuters" website had published it. Following up on the details, the Kashaf team contacted an official source in the Syrian government, who denied the information in the "Reuters" report about the meeting with "Hezbollah" officials.
Why is this claim misleading?
Official denial by the party concerned: The "Reuters" report cited private sources on a meeting between Syrian government representatives and Lebanon's "Hezbollah", while official sources in the Syrian government denied it, which makes the claim misleading.
