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UAE Foreign Minister discusses regional developments, including Syria and Lebanon, with US counterpart

SDF Commander: We are ready to communicate with the new authority in Damascus. SDF Commander: We are trying to cooperate with the new forces in the political process. SDF Commander: The international forces that were present in Syria have changed. SDF Commander: Syria is experiencing a new situation, with developments we did not anticipate

The SDF has decided to withdraw from the southern part of Deirezzor. After Deirezzor airport and city were evacuated by the SDF the local rebels took over the massive warehouses in Deirezzor that are filled with ammunition and military equipment

Energy Authority in the North and East of Syria announced that Tishrin Dam is out of service due to the bombing of the Turkish drones: ANHA

US State Department: Iran's influence has weakened significantly in Syria, but its threats remain

US State Department: We will discuss with the Israelis their operations in Syria and we do not want any obstacles to the transitional process there

Deir Ezzor: Sounds of clashes and explosions were heard in the city of Deir Ezzor, while the Internet is still down.

USCENTCOM Gen. Kurilla visited U.S. military commanders and servicemembers, as well as our Defeat-ISIS partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, at several bases in Syria. He received a firsthand assessment of force protection measures, the rapidly evolving situation, and ongoing efforts to prevent ISIS from exploiting the current situation. After visiting Syria, Gen. Kurilla visited Baghdad where he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al Sudani, Chief of Staff Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, and Iraqi Joint Operations Deputy Commander Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawai. The leaders discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional security, the rapidly changing situation in Syria, as well as the defeat-ISIS operations in Iraq.

Warplanes bomb Deir Ezzor military airport in Syria

UN Secretary-General's Spokesman: We reject any violation of Syrian territorial integrity

Netanyahu: We want relations with the new government in Syria, but if Iran is allowed to establish its presence, we will respond forcefully

EU foreign policy chief: Fall of Assad regime is a fatal blow to Putin and Iranian regimes

Israeli army: 320 targets hit during raids on Syria yesterday

Israeli army: Our ground forces are still operating in the buffer zone in Syria

White House: US in close contact with Türkiye, SDF over Manbij area

North-east Syria: the explosions which happened yesterday night in area of Qamishli, initially believed to be Israeli raids, were actually Turkish airstrikes. TSK destroyed equipment (vehicles, ammo and weapons) seized by SDF/YPG from SAA stockpiles

@SecBlinken says explicitly the US will recognize new Syrian government if it adheres to four principles: respect the rights of minorities, facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance, prevent Syria from being used as a base for terrorism or posing a threat to its neighbors, and ensuring chemical or biological weapons are secured and safely destroyed

Austria is preparing a deportation programme for Syrians, reassessing the status of 40,000 granted asylum in the last five years. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said repatriation will be handled in an orderly manner

Turkish MİT destroyed 12 trucks, 2 tanks and 2 ammunition depots loaded with missiles, heavy weapons and ammunition seized by the SDF from the Assad regime in Qamishli, Syria

Leaders of the Deir Ezzor Military Council affiliated with the SDF announce the defection of their forces and their joining of the Aggression Deterrence Factions

8 people killed in a drone strike in the village of Safiya, west of Ayn Issa

This video captures an SNA convoy attempting to cross the Qaraqozak Bridge but ultimately being repelled, forcing them to abandon their armored vehicle

Turkish drone was reportedly shot down in Derbasiya area

Syrian Prime Minister-designate: we are receiving data from ousted regime to conduct business during transitional period until constitution is drafted

Kobane “Mishtenur hill” - the Turkish airforce is carrying out airstrikes on Kobane

Airstrikes on Kobane city-center and airstrike at the Qara Qozak bridge frontline

Turkiye President Erdoğan: We cannot allow Syria to be divided again from now on. We can never consent to the country's territory becoming a conflict zone again. Terrorist organizations such as ISIS and PKK/PYD in other parts of the country will also be crushed as soon as possible.

Members of Kurdish backed SDF demand help from U.S. as Turkish military begins moving toward Kobani

Images of sunken Syrian navy ships following last night's Israeli Navy strike on Latakia, Syria. 6 x vintage OSA-II class missile boats

The Syrian transitional government headed by Mohammed al-Bashir officially takes over the reins of power

The SDF is bringing four 2K12 KUB air defense systems and missiles from the Deir ez-Zor airport towards the Turkish border

The Turkish led SNA advanced with air support from the Turkish army at the Qara Qozak bridge and seized a frontline village near the Faraj gas station. At the same time the Kobane countryside is under heavy bombardment by the Turkish airforce and military

ANHA: Turkish army is currently shelling the village of Zurmaghar in the western countryside of Kobani with heavy weapons

Aggression Deterrence Forces clash with a group of regime officers after surrounding a "fortified farm" in the town of Rabia in the Hama countryside

The Israeli army asks the residents of the town of Al-Hurriya in the northern Quneitra countryside to evacuate it.

Houran Free Gathering: The Israeli army is continuously targeting the Al-Baath-Al-Hamidiyah road with live bullets

Bab al-Salam crossing: Return to Syria is now 24 hours a day, with all household furniture allowed to enter

UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen said that absolutely no one, including the armed factions controlling Damascus, expected what happened in the past days. He added that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is the dominant group in Damascus now, but "it is not the only one."

Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Israeli incursion into Syrian territory

Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: It is unacceptable for Israel to exploit the current situation in Syria and violate its sovereignty

Iraqi government spokesperson Al-Awadi emphasized that Iraq will not tolerate any force attempting to advance toward its borders and reaffirmed the country's commitment to responding to any positive steps from Syria with even greater goodwill

Since the early morning hours clashes continue in the eastern countryside of Manbij, the Turkish airforce carried out 15 airstrikes and dozens of artillery strikes on the Qara Qozak bridge and its vicinity between Manbij and Kobane

UN envoy to Syria: Unifying different factions and communities will be a new starting point for the country

UN envoy to Syria: We are witnessing a historic moment in Syria with the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Israeli raids on Syria must stop. It is essential that there are no conflicts between armed groups in Syria. The focus should be on organized arrangements that ensure security and order in Syria

IDF Spokesperson: Reports circulating in some media outlets claiming that Israeli army forces are advancing or approaching Damascus are completely incorrect. Israeli army forces are present inside the buffer zone and at defensive points close to the border in order to protect the Israeli border

President Erdoğan stated during talk with Mark Rutte that Syria should be governed by its own people and that Turkey will do its best to build a whole Syria cleansed of terrorism.

ANHA: The SDF have been repelling attacks launched by SNA on the Tishrin Dam since last night and continuing until now.According to initial reports, these clashes have resulted in the deaths of dozens of SNA fighters and the destruction of several of their vehicles

Israeli Army Radio, citing a senior security source: We destroyed the capabilities of the Syrian army in the largest air operation we have carried out in our history

Impacts of airstrikes that hit Qamishli International Airport in North-eastern Syria

Israeli Army Radio: The army is still operating only in the buffer zone, which is about 30 kms from Damascus

Israeli raids target the outskirts of Qudsaya suburb, the Qalamoun Mountains in the Damascus countryside, the outskirts of Talbiseh in the Homs countryside, and the Latakia Mountains

Senior SDF official confirms to Rudaw English that they have lost control of Syria’s northern city of Manbij to the Syrian National Army (SNA) following two weeks of ongoing clashes

A violent Israeli raid on the vicinity of Homs-Damascus road

Israeli tanks are reportedly less than 3 km from the city of Qatana, which is 15-20 km from Damascus

Israeli raids on military barracks in Saboura and Al-Bujaan in the Damascus countryside. Syria

The bombing of Homs is very violent, the ground is shaking

Explosions in the Syrian capital Damascus and its surroundings due to Israeli raids

Syrian Civil Defense: We put out a fire in Damascus after the Israeli bombing of scientific research centers on the outskirts of the city

A local source for Al-Mayadeen: The Israeli army occupied the villages and towns of Arna, Baqasem, Al-Rayma, Qalaat Jandal, Hina, Al-Hussainiya and Jiata Al-Khashab in the southern countryside of Damascus

Heavy shelling believed to be Israeli targets ammunition depots near Salamiyah in eastern Hama countryside

White Helmets Statement on the Conclusion of Search Operations for Possible Remaining Detainees in Secret Cells and Basements of Sednaya Prison

Syrian rebels hand over the control of the city of Manbij to the military and civil police

Hezbollah: We call on the Arab and Islamic worlds to stand against Israeli attacks

Israeli raids do not stop in Homs province with intensive flights of aircraft

Israeli aircraft bomb the 90th Brigade north of Quneitra

A convoy of armed opposition arrives at the Syrian side of the Jusiyah crossing with Lebanon

White House: President Biden and his administration are working to support the Syrian people in their transition from a brutal government to an independent Syria

Attempts to find new areas in Saydnayah prison. A Turkish team of experts in search and rescue operations was also sent to the site

Saudi Foreign Ministry: Israeli attacks on Syrian territory threaten chances of restoring security, stability and territorial integrity of Syria

US: Israeli incursion into Golan buffer zone should be 'temporary'

Saudi Foreign Ministry: Israel continues to violate international law

The body of famous Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada was found in Sednaya Prison. He was tortured in 2012 before his release and departure from Syria. Mazen disappeared in 2020 after being coerced by the Assad government to return to Syria

A person was seriously injured in Qamishli due to Israeli shelling. Israeli aircraft targeted air defense systems at Qamishli Airport, north of Hasakah, northeastern Syria, with several airstrikes.

Israel tells UN it has taken 'temporary and limited measures' in Syria to counter any threat to its citizens, especially in the Golan

Violent air strikes target the headquarters of the 54th regiment(Tartab regiment) in the vicinity of the city of Qamishli in the Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria

Israel bombed Syrian military warehouses in Qamishlo

Israeli aircraft launch air strikes for the third time targeting camps in the town of Mneen in the Damascus countryside

Israeli aircraft launch raids on air defense factories in Masyaf, northern Syria

Israeli strikes on Syria target Al-Sha'irat Airport in the countryside of Homs

Israeli strikes on Syria target defense factories in the city of Masyaf, in the countryside of Hama

Israeli bombing targets Syrian naval vessels in Latakia port

Israeli airstrikes reportedly hit Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) sites linked to chemical weapons and ballistic missile development in Barzeh, Damascus and Masyaf, Hama

Al Jazeera: Tonight, Israeli warplanes bombed various areas of Syria, including the port of Latakia, Homs, Hama and Tartus, as well as the areas of Zainabiyah and Barzah in Damascus.

Violent Israeli raids on Qamishli Airport and its surroundings

Violent Israeli airstrikes target the city of Jableh in the Syrian countryside of Latakia

The raids on Damascus targeted the Yafour area and the headquarters of the Electronic Warfare Department

Additional Israeli airstrikes are reported in Damascus, at a branch of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, which has been linked to Assad's chemical weapons

Reporter of Israeli aggression targeting Shinshar area south of Homs

Successive Israeli raids on Aqraba Airport on the road to Damascus International Airport

Today, Dec. 9, USCENTCOM Commander Gen. Kurilla met with Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-H'naity, Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Amman, Jordan, and discussed efforts to enhance regional cooperation and security, strengthening U.S.-Jordanian military cooperation, as well as the rapidly changing situation on the ground in Syria. Jordan has long served as a reliable strategic partner for peace and stability in the region, and Gen. Kurilla reiterated the U.S. commitment to supporting Jordan should any threats arise from Syria during the current period of transition.

UN: Israel violated 1974 agreement by controlling buffer zone in Golan

A Syrian opposition source has told Reuters that the US and Turkiye have reached a deal for the US-backed Kurdish forces, otherwise known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to withdraw from the besieged town of Manbij

The opposition officially controls Yarmouk camp. The Asasd regime changed the name of the camp to a street in an attempt to end the Palestinian presence in southern Damascus in general and in Yarmouk camp in particular

Israeli raids target military sites in Latakia city, coinciding with the Military Operations Administration's control of the city

Reporters from Anadolu, following Syrian White Helmet rescue teams, found rooms filled with hundreds of discarded shoes and other items of clothing in Assad’s Sednaya prison

Iraqi Foreign Ministry: Israel's seizure of buffer zone in Syria constitutes a violation of international law

The Military Operations Department announces a general amnesty for all military personnel conscripted under compulsory service. Their lives are safe and no assault on them is permitted

Turkish President Erdoğan on return of Syrian refugees: We are opening the Yayladağı Border Gate to crossings in order to prevent congestion and ease traffic

President of Turkiye Erdoğan: "As Syria gains stability, voluntary, safe, honorable and regular returns of refugees will also increase"

Turkish President Erdoğan: "We welcome the clearing of militants from Tel Rifaat and Manbij, which have been under occupation of the separatist organization for years despite the promises made."