Reuters Reports Secret Syrian-Hezbollah Talks in Turkey; Damascus Denies

Reuters, citing six anonymous sources, reported that Syrian government representatives and Hezbollah held direct secret talks in Turkey last month, which Damascus denied.

• Reuters, citing six anonymous sources, reported Syrian officials and Hezbollah representatives held direct talks in Turkey during September, the first known meeting of its kind.

• The meeting, convened at the invitation of Turkish security and intelligence agencies, included Hezbollah representatives and officials from Syrian intelligence and the foreign ministry.

• The Syrian Foreign Ministry denied the reports via the Syria Now platform.

• Turkish and American foreign ministries gave no response, and Hezbollah's media office declined to comment.