Events

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed in a phone call the latest developments in the Middle East and their implications for the region's future, security and stability. The phone call comes a day after al-Sharaa met with Saudi Crown Prince MbS who reportedly asked Syria to send forces to Yemen to fight alongside Saudi-backed forces

Syria officially denies reports of sending troops to Yemen. Presidential media adviser Ahmed Muwaffaq Zeidan called the reports "lies with no truth" while affirming Syria stands with Saudi Arabia's security. Syria's Information Ministry issued a separate statement saying Damascus's priority is "rebuilding the country and its institutions," not "opening new fronts." This directly contradicts today's Axios and Reuters reports saying Damascus was seriously considering Saudi Arabia's request to deploy 10,000-20,000 troops. The official statement says any military cooperation happens "only through official channels and existing bilateral frameworks." No Saudi confirmation or denial of the request has been issued

An Israeli military patrol penetrated the village of Ein Zaywan in the southern Quneitra sector. Artillery fire was directed at the eastern outskirts of the village of Samdaniyah.

Saudi Arabia and Syria are discussing the possibility of sending Syrian soldiers to Yemen to join the battles against the Houthis, three senior U.S. officials told. Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa is seriously considering this but has not yet made a final decision

Syrian Defense Ministry: One smuggler arrested after exchange of fire with army forces, others escape to Lebanon

Syrian Defense Ministry: Attempt to smuggle thwarted on border with Lebanon in the "Yabroud" area in the Damascus countryside

Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a US official and a Syrian military official briefed on the matter said. Options being considered include defensive aid to protect the kingdom from attacks, or deployment of forces in an offensive capacity to help Saudi-backed Yemeni troops fight the Houthis, the sources said

Turkish and Syrian diplomats preparing for the expected visit of the Turkish President to Syria

Security tensions in the western district of #Al-Sanmān in the Daraa governorate, coinciding with search and raid operations and arrests, while a video circulating online shows women throwing stones at buildings belonging to the General Security

Hezbollah: The group's military strength has significantly decreased, especially after the disruption of supplies through Syria. Hezbollah must act rationally and respond to the initiative of the President and the Government, offering positive proposals for the disarmament file and increasingly engaging with the State, obeying its orders and the State controlling everything.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ​arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday on an official visit to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Israeli army says that yesterday during operations by the Carmeli Brigade in the security buffer zone in southern Syria to clear it from weapons left by the Assad regime, Israeli army troops located three anti-tank explosive devices and two land mines

Tartus Interior Security Command: We received a report of a shooting incident near the village of Beit 'Awad in the Tartus governorate. Special task force units were dispatched to the scene, where two young men, Ahmed Ramiz Asper and Ali Mahmoud Yusuf, were killed after being shot. Initial investigations indicate that the victims were known criminals and were associated with outlaw groups. They had previously been involved in armed robberies and attacks on civilian property in the Safitat area

Israeli army demolishes building during incursion into Beit Jan area in western Damascus outskirts

Syrian TV correspondent: Unidentified explosion reported in the al-Khum al-Zahra area near Jinn, west of Damascus.

Israeli forces shell agricultural land between Birkiye village and the town of Koudna in the southern Quneitra countryside.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Condemns ongoing violations by Israel in Syrian territory

Popular Mobilization forces eliminate several major international drug traffickers at the Rub'iyah border crossing with Syria; details to follow

Person killed and two others injured in explosion at fishing equipment shop in the Darayya countryside near Damascus; Interior Security forces investigate the incident

@SecRubio & @KingAbdullahII discussed Lebanon and Syria . As per the readout from the State Department: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. The Secretary and King Abdullah discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues, including implementing the Trilateral Framework in Lebanon, disarming Hizballah, and promoting stability in Syria. Secretary Rubio thanked King Abdullah for Jordan's steadfast role in advancing regional security

Residents of the al-Nashwa district in Al-Hasakah raise flags belonging to the SDF-affiliated group

Multiple explosions reported at the Taftanaz military airport in Idlib, Syria, amid rising plumes of smoke from the area, reportedly caused by remnants of the conflict.

Israeli forces abduct a young man from in front of his house in the town of Al-Hamidiya in the northern Quneitra countryside, simultaneously with a raid on several houses in the town.

Israeli forces establish a barrier between the villages of Tarangah and Al-Amal in the Quneitra countryside following an incursion.

Syrian government officials and Hezbollah secretly met in Türkiye in September in the first known face-to-face talks between the two sides since Bashar al-Assad's fall. The talks, pushed by Turkish security and intelligence agencies, focused on easing tensions. Syria assured Hezbollah it would not intervene militarily in Lebanon to disarm the group, while asking Hezbollah to halt cross-border arms smuggling and dismantle remaining cells in Syria. Hezbollah pledged not to interfere in Syrian affairs but gave no direct answer on those requests

SANA correspondent: Israeli forces target the eastern outskirts of the village of Samadiyeh in the northern Quneitra countryside with mortar fire, without casualties

In a preemptive security operation, the internal security forces and the General Intelligence Directorate foiled a sabotage plot led by a cell affiliated with the Hezbollah terrorist militia.

SANA correspondent: Civil Defence and Internal Security forces arrive at the bus targeting site in Jisr al-Shughur and begin securing the area and transporting the dead and injured

Three power plants go out of service following an explosion of a gas pipeline in Syria, reports the Syrian News Agency

Civil Defence forces reach site of gas pipeline explosion at Tishreen Power Plant in the Damascus countryside.