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❗️Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns the crimes committed by outlaw groups in the Syrian Arab Republic and their targeting of security forces, and affirms its support for the Syrian government in its efforts to maintain security and stability and preserve civil peace."
❗️Reports that members of the 'Military Council for the Liberation of Syria' have taken control of Al-Mukhtariyya Bridge on the M4 international road east of Latakia.
Clashes are ongoing in multiple areas across the Syrian coast and several videos have circulated of HTS-led Syrian forces being taken prisoner.
❗️Earlier this evening, a document circulated announcing the formation of the Military Council for the Liberation of Syria, reportedly signed by Brigadier General Ghiath Dala of the former Syrian military. It states that the armed groups currently rebelling against new authorities on the Syrian coast are working to “liberate all Syrian territory from occupiers and terrorist forces” and “overthrow the HTS regime.” It also called for “rebuilding state institutions on national and democratic foundations” and “establishing a unified, sovereign state consisting of all sects and ethnic groups.”
A security source cited by Al Jazeera claimed this council has received financial support from Iraqi resistance factions and Lebanon's Hezbollah, as well as logistical support from the US-backed Kurdish militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Sudan has filed a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of complicity in genocide and other crimes against the Masalit community.
The ICJ announced the application on Thursday, stating that Sudan alleges the UAE has supported acts of genocide, murder, rape, and forced displacement carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias since at least 2023.
❗️Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR):
"In the deadliest attack carried out by gunmen driven by regional entities, 16 members of the General Security Administration and the Ministry of Defense were killed in the countryside of Latakia."
❗️Lebanon's National News Agency:
"Israeli drones are flying at low altitudes over Jezzine and nearby villages in southern Lebanon."
❗️Turkish-backed mercenaries seen heading toward the Syrian coast to fight the armed groups affiliated with the former Syrian army, who have launched an organized attack on the new authorities.
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Syrians mobilize in support of HTS-led security forces in Hama as clashes on the coast continue, saying they are ready to fight the "remnants of the [Assad] regime, the Alawites."
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❗️Negotiations between the US and Hamas regarding the release of US prisoners held in Gaza have stalled following a media leak about the talks on Wednesday, according to a government official briefed on the discussions who spoke to The Times of Israel.
The talks marked a shift from US policy of refusing to engage directly with Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by Washington.
BREAKING | HTS-led forces shoot at protesters in Tartous, Syria.
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❗️More footage of the protests happening in Tartous, Syria.
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BREAKING | Syrian protesters storm the government building in Tartous.
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The US begins 'normalization' pressure on Syria, Lebanon
As Trump works to expand Arab normalization deals with Israel, the weakened states of Syria and Lebanon are firmly in his sights. But oppressive US arm-twisting is also likely to trigger a backlash and revive resistance across multiple borders.
By Ghassan Jawad
Israeli spy agencies develop ‘Chat GPT-like’ AI tool to target Palestinians: Report
The AI tool uses massive amounts of data and can identify what ‘every person in the West Bank is doing’
⭕️ "Syria must be completely subordinate to us, just like Jordan. We wake the King of Jordan up at night to carry out our orders."
— Boaz Bismuth
Israeli Knesset Member and Chairman of the Israeli National Security Committee
❗️Circulating footage reportedly shows clashes between HTS-led forces and forces of the newly formed 'Military Council for the Liberation of Syria' / Coastal Shield Forces on the Latakia-Aleppo road.
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❗️A security source to Syria TV:
"Clashes are still ongoing on more than one front with the remnants of the [former] regime in Latakia Governorate."
Syrian armed group kills several HTS security troops in Latakia
Heavy clashes have been reported in western Syria between remnants of the Syrian Arab Army and extremist groups backed by the west that have been integrated into the new government
WATCH | Hezbollah official Nawaf al-Moussawi talks openly about Hezbollah's shortcomings during the Israeli war on Lebanon.
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❗️A car belonging to HTS-led Syrian security forces was blown up in Qardaha, western Syria, after it tried to enter one of the city's streets. Those inside the vehicle were reportedly killed.
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❗️Syrian security source to Al Jazeera:
"An ambush by remnants of the former regime targeted a General Security force on the Baniyas road in the Tartous countryside."
UPDATE | The death toll from the Israeli military's bombing of the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, rises to 3.
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❗️Demonstrations in Latakia now, supporting the people of Jableh and Al-Datour neighborhood and calling for the stop of HTS-led security operation carried out by the new government.
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UPDATE | A group of that calls itself the Syrian Resistance announces:
"O sons of our proud Syrian people,
We bring you the good news of the elimination of the Uyghur terrorist known as Abu Aisha in Jableh, where he and all the elements present with him were neutralized."
The group also says that its fighters have killed 5 HTS-led armed men at the entrance of Jableh.
❗️Syrian security source to Al Jazeera:
"13 General Security forces members and civilians killed in an ambush by remnants of the [Assad] regime in the vicinity of Jableh in the Latakia countryside."
BREAKING | Heavy clashes in western Syria's Jableh in the Latakia governorate between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) Syrian security forces and cells affiliated with the previous Syrian government calling themselves 'Coastal Shield Forces.'
A number of deadly ambushes have targeted the HTS security forces in recent hours.
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A source in the Ministry of Defense told SANA:
○ "Huge military reinforcements are heading to the Jableh area and its countryside to support the public security forces and restore stability to the region.
○ The Ministry of Defense forces will be a backup for the General Security forces that are absorbing the attack carried out by the remnants of Assad's militias on several areas in a unified manner."
❗️Military spokesman for Hamas's Qassam Brigades Abu Obeida:
○ "The resistance has adhered to the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Despite all the enemy’s attempts at deception, lies, and manipulation, we have chosen to abide by the agreement to spare the blood of our people."
○ "The enemy’s leadership is still trying to evade the agreement, seeking American cover to continue its aggression against our people."
○ "The world has seen the good health condition of the enemy’s captives, despite the difficulty of preserving their lives amid the brutal war."
○ "The world has witnessed how the enemy has and continues to mistreat our captives, who recount horrific testimonies of criminal treatment."
○ "The occupation is responsible for the deaths of its captives, in addition to their suffering and its evasion of agreements."
○ "Any escalation of aggression against our people will lead to the deaths of more enemy captives."
❗️Al-Akhbar correspondent:
"One martyr and the two wounded in Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, after citizens had come to collect scrap metal from the demolished houses."
❗️According to Lebanese journalist Hasan Illaik on X, during their recent meeting, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) reportedly told Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that aid money is contingent on three key conditions:
1) Compliance with international resolutions,
2) Implementation of major reforms, and
3) Ensuring funds do not reach Hezbollah.
MbS reportedly stated, "After these steps are taken, we can discuss how to provide assistance to Lebanon."
❗️Al-Manar correspondent, Ali Shoeib:
"Two civilians were injured while collecting scrap metal near the buffer zone in the town of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, after Israeli occupation forces opened fire and dropped a sound grenade from an aircraft."