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Syria: two Syrian journalists, Nazim Dastan and Cihan Bilgin, were killed outside the city of Kobane today when a Turkish drone struck their car as they were traveling through SDF territory

US is quite concerned about the effects of fighting between SDF and SNA backed by Turkiye near the Tishreen Dam and damage to that dam, AS Barbara Leaf tells reporters "If it was significant structural damage, the threat that it could cause to 1000s of people in communities downstream. So there's that ceasefire we are working energetically in discussions with Turkish leaders, also with SDF, we think the better, the best way ahead is for ceasefire around Kobani, and that we work engage to find what I would call a managed transition in terms of SDF rule in that part of the country." She added

Israeli army: Syrian killed in southern Syria by army fire after approaching soldiers

DF reports "intense clashes" as they confront an SNA attack on Qere Qozaq Bridge

NEA A/S Leaf met today with HTS officials to discuss principles agreed upon by the U.S. and partners in Aqaba - support for an inclusive Syrian led political process that results in representative government, which respects the rights of all Syrians

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in a phone call with his British counterpart: ISIS is reorganizing its ranks, as it has seized quantities of weapons as a result of the collapse of the Syrian army and its abandonment of its weapons stores, which has allowed it to expand its control over additional areas, and this will be dangerous for Syria and Iraq.

Residents of the Syrian village Ma'riya held a peaceful protest against Israeli forces invading Syria. The Israeli army shot at them, injuring one person,

U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif aka Mahmud in an airstrike in the Deir ez-Zur Province, CENTCOM says.

U.S. central command airstrikes on Thursday killed two isis operatives, including ISIS leader Abu Yusif -statement

US delegation’s conference in Damascus cancelled due to security concerns: Al Arabia

A protest today by residents of the Yarmouk Basin towns in the western countryside of Daraa against the Israeli presence

Turkish President: We will double our trade relations with Syria, which will bring great benefits to both countries in various fields

White Helmets: In response to the calls of the people of Al-Qusayr city in the Homs countryside, our teams are working to build a temporary emergency bridge instead of the "High Bridge" over the Orontes River, which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike earlier. The bridge helps connect the western countryside of Al-Qusayr with the city of Al-Qusayr

Turkiye president @RTErdogan says US, western powers have a responsibility to stop Israel from invading Syrian territories

Libya- high res imagery by @Maxar showing Russian IL-76 transport aircraft supposedly transferring equipment from Syria in LNA's Jufra Airbase next to interesting vehicle (potentially EW/radar/AD)

US State Department says that a diplomatic delegation will arrive in Damascus today

The Iraqi side handed over the soldiers of the Fourth Division, affiliated with Maher al-Assad, to the new Syrian authorities.

Iraqi Foreign Minister: ISIS is expanding its areas of control and reorganizing its ranks using weapons it seized as a result of the collapse of the Syrian army

Syria’s largest oil refinery has halted operations after ceasing to receive the crude from Iran that previously made up the vast majority of the country’s input, its general manager told the Financial Times

Clashes reported between SNA and SDF at Tel Temr line east of Ras al-Ayn

Pentagon says there are now 2,000 US troops in Syria, up from previous level of 900 "core" presence. Additional ~1,100 are "temporary rotational forces" deployed to meet "shifting mission requirements," @PentagonPresSec says

A large-scale campaign by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of Maadan, in the countryside of Raqqa, after "some ISIS sleeper cells entered it"

The State Department top diplomat for the Middle East Barbara Leaf will travel to Damascus in the coming days, two U.S. officials told

Iraqi Prime Minister: Our diplomatic mission has started its duties in Damascus

The US stated that the ceasefire between the SDF and Turkey in northern Syria remains "holding" while they closely monitor developments in Kobane

Israeli airstrikes on Syria are violations of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and “must stop,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says

SDF chief Mazloum Abdi tells Reuters that if they reach an agreement with Turkey to end hostilities in northern Syria, non-Syrian Kurdish fighters will leave Syria

Libya PM Says Moving Russia’s Syrian Arms to Nation Unacceptable. Dbeibah says foreign forces can’t impose will on Libya

Military Operations Department takes control of Maadan, Zour Shammar and Al-Sabkha east of Raqqa

The Syrian Interim Government is preparing lists of names of those involved in war crimes, torture and murder from the former regime.