Barak: Constructive dialogue between Syria and Israel is the way to reach lasting understandings that pave the way for stability and prosperity in the region.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: President Sharaa received the second official delegation from the US Congress, accompanied by Special Envoy Tom Barak.

United States Senator from the State of New Hampshire @SenatorShaheen has met with Syrian Democratic Forces commander in chief @MazloumAbdi in Damascus during her visit to Damascus

US Representative Joe Wilson via X: I was honored to meet with President Ahmad al-Sharaa as part of a bipartisan delegation with Ranking Member of the Senate Jeanne Shaheen and US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack to discuss a bright and unified future for Syria. This trip was especially meaningful for me and I am grateful for the warm welcome. It is time to fully repeal the Caesar Act, and as a priority of the Trump Administration, I remain committed to this vital bipartisan goal.

Nine more Druze factions join the newly created and Hijri-backed "National Guard Forces" today, including most notably Harakat Rijal al-Karamah

The US Treasury publishes the final decision to remove sanctions against Syria.

Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We strongly condemn the Israeli military incursion into the Beit Jinn area in the Damascus countryside. The Israeli military incursion into the Beit Jinn area is a blatant violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The dangerous Israeli escalation is a threat to regional peace and security and an embodiment of an aggressive approach. The continued Israeli violations undermine stability efforts and exacerbate tensions in the region. We call on the United Nations to assume its responsibilities and take effective measures to deter the Israeli authorities

Hikmat al-Hijri calls for the establishment of a separate region in southern Syria, claiming to "protect the Druze forever."

Internal Security Forces arrested Major Ahmed Ali Al-Jassem, a former member of the Military Security Service and accused of numerous crimes, during a raid in the town of Baqras, east of Deir Ezzor

The Druze leader Al-Hijri's demands international intervention to declare Suwayda as a separate region

Thanking Israel and justifying the formation of the National Guard, Al-Hajri calls for secession from Syria.

Sheikh Yahya al-Hajjar has been deposed as leader of the Men of Dignity Movement and replaced by pro-Hijri figure Mazid Khaddaj, who announces the Druze faction will now seek to join Hijri's National Guard forces. Sheikh al-Hajjar was considered one of Hijri's main rivals

Israeli forces opened fire to disperse protesters in the Beit Jann area of the Damascus countryside after an Israeli patrol intruded.

SDF repels an attack by Damascus-affiliated groups in Deir Ezzor, holding the Syrian government responsible amid escalating military, political, and diplomatic tensions over the country's future

Syrian President al-Sharaa confirmed that there is "advanced" discussion regarding a security agreement between Damascus and Tel Aviv

Quneitra Western Countryside: An Israeli army patrol penetrates the towns of Brega and Bir al-Ajam in the southern Quneitra countryside.

Tom Barak, the US envoy to Syria, said there is an urgent need for national unity in Syria and this will not be achieved through pure centralization alone.

Raqqa: A patrol of the SDF militia raided the house of Asem Khiara in the western neighborhood of Ain Issa city in the northern Raqqa countryside a short while ago, and arrested Asem and his son Basil, and confiscated all their cars and all the money found in the house.

The Dignity Men Movement in Sweida: The National Guard is a name copied from the Revolutionary Guard.

The Dignity Men Movement in Sweida: We are not part of the so-called National Guard factions.

The Dignity Men Movement in Sweida: Al-Hijri's message today carries destruction and devastation.

The Dignity Men Movement in Sweida: Al-Hijri violated the aspirations of the people of the province.

Around 30 Druze factions, including Sheikh Karama forces, announced they merged into the "National Guard Forces" and will operate under the guidance of Hijri as their "spiritual authority"

Protesters in the city of Suwayda, southern Syria, stage a protest, calling for the release of abductees and the opening of a humanitarian corridor to allow aid delivery

Turkish Transport Minister: We will allow Syrian trucks to cross to a third country without the need to unload and reload. This procedure includes Syrian vehicles that meet established standards. Turkish trucks will be able to reach Jordan via Syria. We are working to resume the Gaziantep-Aleppo train line, repair part of the Hejaz Railway, and renovate Damascus Airport. The transport ministers of Turkey, Syria, and Jordan will meet soon to organize transport.

SDF negotiating delegation: We demand a truly decentralized system that grants broad powers to Kurdish regions.

The government official in charge of political affairs in the city of Afrin, Farhad Khurto: 1,000 young men of various religious and sectarian affiliations recently joined the General Security Service in the city of Afrin.

A special security source told Syria 24: The road linking As-Suwayda Governorate and the capital, Damascus, will be reopened in the coming hours after being closed for more than a month.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: There is no truth to talk of a security agreement with Israel. The Syrian Foreign Ministry confirmed that what is being circulated in some media outlets about an upcoming security agreement between Syria and Israel on September 25 is absolutely untrue, stressing that this news is merely baseless allegations.

The Internal Security Forces in Sweida freed a number of kidnapped civilians and handed them over to their families in the presence of Brigadier General Ahmed Al-Dalati, Commander of the Internal Security Forces in the province