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09 Dec 2024 19:24

The Israel Defense Force announced earlier today the Death of 4 Soldiers with the 9563th Battalion of the 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, who were Killed as a result of an “Operational Incident” in Southern Lebanon on Sunday. The Soldiers, identified as Major Evgeny Zinershain, a 43-Year-Old from Zichron Yaakov; Captain Sagi Ya'akov Rubinshtein, a 31-Year-Old from Lavi; Master Sergeant Binyamin Destaw Negose, a 28-Year-Old from Beit Shemesh; and Sergeant First Class Erez Ben Efraim, a 25-Year-Old from Ramat Gan; are said to have been clearing a Tunnel Network near Labbouneh, when a nearby Hezbollah Weapons Cache was detonated by Israeli Forces, causing the collapse of the Tunnel.

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09 Dec 2024 18:18

According to a NATO Air Command (NATO AIRCOM) release and a Dutch Ministry of Defense statement, on two occasions Dutch F-35s were scrambled out of Estonia to intercept Russian aircraft that violated NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea. During the first encounter, 2 Russian aircraft, a nAN-72 COALER and an SU-24MR Fencer E, were intercepted. During the second encounter, a Russian IL-20 Coot A ISR platform was intercepted later on in the afternoon. The aircraft were likely operating out of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

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09 Dec 2024 16:03

A Beechcraft King Air 350i linked to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is currently doing Circuits over the City of Erbil in Northern Iraq.

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09 Dec 2024 14:57

The Flag of Free Syria was raised this morning at the Syrian Embassy in Moscow.

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09 Dec 2024 14:47

The Drone which struck a High-Rise Apartment Building in Central Israel earlier today, was determined to have been launched by the Houthis in Yemen. The Israel Defense Force states that the Drone came from the Red Sea, before taking a Long-Route over Egypt, and then following the Israeli Coast until it struck the Apartment Building; a Fighter Aircraft was Scrambled from a nearby Air Base to Intercept the Drone, but was unable to reach it in time.

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09 Dec 2024 08:50

Additional Footage of the Drone flying earlier over Central Israel, before striking a High-Rise Apartment Building in Yavne.

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09 Dec 2024 08:40

The Fire caused by a Drone Impact in Yavne has been extinguished, with Damage to the Building appearing to only be Minor.

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09 Dec 2024 08:35

A Drone has reportedly struck a High-Rise Residential Building in the City of Yavne, to the South of Tel Aviv in Central Israel. There were not any Alerts prior to the Impact, and it is not known who launched the Drone.

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09 Dec 2024 08:16

Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz announced several orders today that the Israel Defense Force has been instructed to immediately carry out, beginning with Ground Forces obtaining Total Control of the “Buffer Zone” established between the Golan Heights and Southwestern Israel; additionally, the IDF has been ordered to create a separate “Security Zone” in Southern Syria, which will be free of Strategic Weapons and Terror Infrastructure. Minister Katz has further ordered the IDF to prevent and thwart any attempts by Iran or Hezbollah, to reestablish Arms Smuggling Routes through Syria and into Lebanon; with all other Strategic Weapons of the Assad Regime, including Surface-to-Air Missiles, Air Defense Systems, Surface-to-Surface Missiles, Cruise Missiles, Long-Range Rockets and Coast-to-Sea Missiles, set to soon be targeted and destroyed by the Israeli Air Force.

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09 Dec 2024 06:50

The Prime Minister of Syria, Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali states that the Security Situation in the Capital of Damascus is continuing to improve, with efforts being made by most Government Ministers to support a quick and smooth Transitional Phase, away from the Assad Regime.

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09 Dec 2024 05:28

In an interview with NBC News, U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump revealed his intention to end Birthright Citizenship through Executive Action upon assuming Office. This proposed Policy seeks to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees Citizenship to individuals born on American Soil. However, Legal Experts and Critics contend that such a move would face substantial Legal Challenges, potentially requiring a Supreme Court ruling due to its implications for Constitutional Rights.

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06 Dec 2024 20:20

Following reports earlier that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Family had fled the Country, for possibly either Iran or the United Arab Emirates; Syrian State Media is now claiming that Assad has just arrived in Tehran for a meeting with Senior Iranian Officials.

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06 Dec 2024 19:28

Channel 12 is reporting that the Israeli Air Force recently carried out Strikes against several of the Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapon Facilities in Western Syria, in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of advancing Rebel Forces.

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06 Dec 2024 18:53

A Russian S-300/400 and Tor-M1 Surface-to-Air Missile Battery spotted earlier today near the City of Baniyas in the Tartus Governorate, heading South towards the Russian Naval Base in the Coastal City of Tartus.

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06 Dec 2024 18:39

Rumors that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Family have now fled the Country.

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09 Dec 2024 19:04

According to Al Mayadeen, the IDF is currently carrying out airstrikes in the port city of Latakia, Syria. Unconfirmed reports say that the strikes are targeting the former regime’s air defense systems in the area. The IDF has committed to destroying as much Syrian Arab Army (SAA) hardware and munitions as they can in order to stop them from falling into the wrong hands. 

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09 Dec 2024 16:50

The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions on Fawaz al-Akhras “for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Bashar al-Assad.” Akhras, who is Bashar al-Assad’s father in law, helped the former president evade sanctions and skirt normal international diplomatic channels by acting as a liaison between the regime and other countries at times. More specifically, as the founder of the British Syrian Society, Akhras was in an ideal position to act as a liaison between the regime and the UK.

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09 Dec 2024 15:32

The last minute decision to allow Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to receive Political Asylum within Russia, is said to have been made directly by Russian President Vladimir Putin; with Putin said to have so far refused to meet with Assad.

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09 Dec 2024 14:55

The Houthis in Western Yemen have accepted Responsibility for the Drone Strike earlier today on an Apartment Building in Central Israel, which resulted in only Minor Damage to the Building and No Injuries.

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09 Dec 2024 08:53

A CCTV Camera captures the moment of the Drone Impact within the City of Yavne in Central Israel.

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09 Dec 2024 08:42

Parts of a Drone, found near the Impact Site within the City of Yavne in Central Israel.

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09 Dec 2024 08:38

A Fire is burning on the Balcony of an Apartment Building in the City of Yavne, following a Drone Impact.

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09 Dec 2024 08:32

Over 2,500 Soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly found wandering the Desert to the Southwest of Deir ez-Zor this morning, with them claiming that their Commander and other Senior Leadership fled on Saturday into Iraq; abandoning them and leaving them without the ability to contact Command, meaning they were never notified about the Surrender Order from Damascus.

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09 Dec 2024 07:16

According to reports from a number of Israeli media organizations, including News 13, Hamas has given Egyptian intelligence a list of hostages that they claim are ready to be released. Notably, at least 4 U.S. nationals are said to be among the people on the list. The list was handed over to Egyptian officials yesterday in Egypt’s capital city, Cairo. While it’s unclear how many hostages they say they can release, 100 hostages are still being held by Hamas.  It’s important to remember that Hamas has misrepresented and/or outright lied about the number of hostages they actually had access to and has played a part in the breakdown of past rounds of talks. 

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09 Dec 2024 06:44

Operators with the Israeli Air Force’s Elite “Shaldag” Special Forces Unit atop Mount Herman in Southwestern Syria, looking over the Golan Heights.

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06 Dec 2024 20:45

UPDATE: Syrian Channels are now denying that Assad is in Tehran, stating that he is monitoring the Situation from Damascus.

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06 Dec 2024 19:48

President-Elect Donald J. Trump is expected to meet on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European Leaders, at tomorrow’s reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, following the 2019 Fire which caused Devastating Structural Damage to the almost 900-Year-Old Building.

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06 Dec 2024 19:02

The U.S-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have stated that following the withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Iranian-Backed Militias today from the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, their Forces will deploy and secure the Administrative Border with both Iraq and the Homs Governorate.

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06 Dec 2024 18:49

According to Reuters, a Spokesman for the Iraqi Government has stated that Iraq does not seek a Military Intervention in Syria.

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06 Dec 2024 18:30

Russia has informed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that moving forward, their Intervention and Support for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against the Rebel Offensives now in the North, East, and South of the Country will be Limited.