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11 Dec 2024 05:37

A U.S. Rescue Team led by Mouaz Moustafa, Executive Director for the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), is set to arrive in Damascus tomorrow, where he will meet with Members of the New Syrian Government to begin the search for Missing American Journalist and Marine Corps Veteran, Austin Tice. Moustafa claims to have received Geolocations from both the U.S. Government and Rebel Groups, on where Tice may be being held; with many including President Joe Biden believing that Tice is still Alive, despite having been Kidnapped and not seen since 2012.

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11 Dec 2024 04:08

According to South Korea’s Yonhap News, the former South Korean Minister of Defense, Kim Yong-hyun tried to commit suicide in the detention facility where he is being held. Kim played a key role in the president’s declaration of martial law and the subsequent events. This comes amidst reports that the offices of President Yoon Suk-yeol are being searched by police as we speak. 

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10 Dec 2024 20:16

The head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General Micheal E. Kurilla visited a number of U.S. bases in Syria today. During the visit, he spoke with U.S. commanders on the ground and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and was given a briefing on the ongoing situation on the ground. After this, General Kurilla visited Baghdad, Iraq, and met with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al Sudani, Chief of Staff General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, and Iraqi Joint Operations Deputy Commander General Qais al-Muhammadawai. General Kurilla also met the commander of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Major General Kevin Leahy for an assessment of the ongoing Defeat ISIS (D-ISIS) mission. 

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10 Dec 2024 19:44

At least Six Osa-ll Missile Boats of the Former Syrian Navy seen sunk and/or burning at the Port of Latakia in Northwestern Syria, following last night Attack by the Israeli Navy.

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10 Dec 2024 19:18

According to a release from the Lebanese Army, “unknown gunmen” crossed the Syria-Lebanon border in the Rachaiya District on the outskirts of Kfar Qouq. While looting a former Syrian Arab Army outpost, the gunman who crossed began firing into the air. Lebanese forces fired warning shots, and the gunmen crossed back into Syria. No casualties were reported. 

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10 Dec 2024 19:14

Reports of U.S. or Israeli Airstrikes on Deir ez-Zor Airport in Eastern Syria, with Radar Systems and Aircraft said to have been targeted.

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10 Dec 2024 06:30

Mark Paoletta, a U.S. Attorney who served under both President Trump and Vice President Pence between 2017 and 2021, has been chosen by President-Elect Donald J. Trump to serve in the Role he did during his First Term as President, General Counsel for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Trump states that Paoletta will work closely with his New DOGE Commission it “Cut the Size of our Bloated Government Bureaucracy, and root out Wasteful and Anti-American Spending.”

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10 Dec 2024 05:27

President-Elect Donald J. Trump announced earlier tonight that he would be nominating Harmeet K. Dhillon, the Former Vice Chairwoman of the California Republican Party and Lawyer, to be the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; with President Trump stating, “In her new role at the DOJ, Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional Rights, and will enforce our Civil Rights and Election Laws FAIRLY and FIRMLY.”

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10 Dec 2024 03:38

Lebanese Media is reporting that Israeli Tanks are currently advancing North along the Border between Syria and Lebanon, with them only roughly 10 Miles now from the Outskirts of the Syrian Capital of Damascus.

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09 Dec 2024 22:42

According to AFP, Germany and France are ready to ‘cooperate’ on a conditional basis with the faction led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, now in control of Syria’s seat of power in Damascus.

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09 Dec 2024 21:06

Several MiG-29s of the Syrian Air Force were claimed to have been destroyed yesterday, as a result of Strikes by the Israeli Air Force on Khalkhalah Air Base in the Suwayda Governorate.

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09 Dec 2024 20:30

Unknown Airstrikes now against a Former Airbase of the Syrian Air Force, Qamishli Airport in Northeast Syria on the Border with Turkey; with the City under the control of U.S-Backed Kurdish Forces.

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09 Dec 2024 20:17

The Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center in the Capital of Damascus, which was previously linked to the Assad Regime’s Chemical, Biological, and Long-Range Missile Programs, has suffered several Strikes in the last hour by the Israeli Air Force.

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09 Dec 2024 19:56

Several Helicopters previously of the Syrian Air Force, were destroyed earlier by Israeli Airstrikes on a Military Airfield in the Town of Aqraba near the Capital of Damascus.

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09 Dec 2024 19:43

The Spanish Foreign Ministry has announced that the Diplomatic Staff and Families of the Spanish Embassy in Damascus have been Evacuated from Syria to Lebanon.

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11 Dec 2024 05:26

In the last 72-Hours, the Israel Defense Force has launched over 400 Strikes on Targets inside of Syria, resulting in the Elimination of 70-80% of the Military Capability of the Former Syrian Arab Armed Forces (SAAF). The Locations struck included Anti-Aircraft Batteries, Syrian Air Force Airfields, Naval Bases, and Dozens of Weapons Production Sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia, and Palmyra; which resulted in the Destruction of Scud Tactical-Ballistic Missiles, Cruise Missiles, Surface-to-Sea, Sea-to-Sea, Surface-to-Air and Surface-to-Surface Missiles, UAVs, Fighter Jets, Attack Helicopters, Ships, Radars, Tanks, Hangars, and more.

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10 Dec 2024 22:42

Earlier today, the Houthis claimed that they had attacked three U.S. warships. CENTCOM has now confirmed that while transiting the Gulf of Aden, two U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the USS O’Kane (DDG 77) and the USS Stockdale (DDG 106), detected and shot down a number of Houthi projectiles and drones during two separate engagements. The most recent one, which took place in the last 24 hours, involved the downing of “multiple”one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems (OWA UAS) and one anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM). During another engagement, which took place earlier between the 30th of November and the 1st of December, “the destroyers successfully defeated an Iran-backed Houthi attack.”

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10 Dec 2024 20:09

The U.S-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have begun to withdraw from the West Bank of the Euphrates River and the City of Deir ez-Zor in Eastern Syria, following a Series of Protests over the last 48 hours by Anti-Kurdish and Pro-Turkish Actors in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate.

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10 Dec 2024 19:38

The Israeli Navy has released Footage of their Large-Scale Operation yesterday, against Missile Boats and other Ships of the Syrian Navy at the Port of Latakia and Minet el-Beida Bay in Northwestern Syria. Six Osa-l as well as Six Osa-ll Missile Boats equipped with Sea-to-Sea Missiles were targeted; with Israeli Defense Minister Katz stating that the Syrian Navy in the Mediterranean has been Totally Destroyed.

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10 Dec 2024 19:15

According to a release from the Lebanese Army, “unknown gunmen” crossed the Syria-Lebanon border in the Rachaiya District on the outskirts of Kfar Qouq. While looting a former Syrian Arab Army outpost, the gunman who crossed began firing into the air. Lebanese forces fired warning shots, and the gunmen crossed back into Syria. No casualties were reported. 

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10 Dec 2024 11:06

The Israel Defense Force has denied claims made by both Lebanese and Syrian Media, that Israeli Forces are advancing towards the Capital of Damascus in Southwestern Syria; with the IDF stating that Israeli Ground Forces are only operating within the “Buffer Zone” and at Key Defensive Points along the Syria-Israel Border.

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10 Dec 2024 06:19

At least 40 Israeli Airstrikes over the hour on Former Sites of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Capital of Damascus and the Rif Dimashq Governorate.

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10 Dec 2024 03:45

I don’t think many realize just how screwed Hezbollah actually is now with the fall of the Assad Regime in Syria, the “Axis of Resistance” has well and truly collapsed; with the only Groups really still remaining being the Houthis in Yemen, PMF in Iraq, and Iran.

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09 Dec 2024 23:50

Earlier today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a recap of his meetings with U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. One thing that was highlighted was Macron’s previously announced idea to send a multinational force to Ukraine to enforce a ceasefire. Since their meeting, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement acknowledging the calls for a ceasefire but reiterated that the conditions, as set out by Putin earlier this year, for Russia to come to the table have not changed. 

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09 Dec 2024 21:52

After earlier reports of extensive IDF strikes on the Syrian port city of Latakia, videos have now emerged showing heavy strikes against Syrian naval infrastructure and assets still in the port. These strikes are the latest in a rash of Israeli strikes to diminish and destroy the former regime’s military hardware.

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09 Dec 2024 20:57

Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, a Cousin of Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who was known to lead several Pro-Assad Gangs dealing in Drugs and Weapons Smuggling, is claimed to have been Killed earlier today within the City of Latakia.

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09 Dec 2024 20:26

Wow, Manal al-Jadaan, the Wife of Major General Maher al-Assad, the Commander of the Syrian Army’s 4th Armoured Division and the Brother of Former President Bashar al-Assad, has made an Instagram Post showing support for the Rebels featuring the Free Syrian Flag; with her placing Criticism on Bashar for fleeing to Russia without telling his Brother, who she claims was forced to flee to Iraq.

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09 Dec 2024 20:05

Israeli Aircraft are now targeting al-Shayrat Airbase to the South of Homs, one of the Main Bases of the Former Syrian Air Force, consisting of 2 Runways and at least 40 Hardened Aircraft Shelters.

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09 Dec 2024 19:48

Reports now of Israeli Airstrikes against several Iranian Weapons Warehouses in the Sayyidah Zaynab Area of Southern Damascus.

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09 Dec 2024 19:35

Multiple Surface-to-Air Missile Batteries in and around the Port of Latakia in Northwestern Syria, as well as several Missile Boats of the what used to be the Syrian Navy, have been targeted tonight by Israeli Airstrikes; as Israel continues to launch Precision-Strikes against Weapons and Equipment that they do not want to fall into the hands of certain Opposition Groups in Syria.