Turkish Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak held separate phone calls on December 8, 2024, with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Christopher Cavoli and UK Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Tony Radakin.

The discussions focused on developments in Syria.

Israeli Army Chief describes Syria as its “fourth front.”

Israel’s Channel 13 reports that the Israeli army is considering further incursions into Syrian territory to expand the buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

Former Syria flag at Syria’s embassy in Tehran has been taken down.

The iron execution press in Sednaya Prison.

After hanging, the body of prisoner is placed in the press and flattened like a sheet of paper.

Chaotic scenes from the infamous Sednaya Prison, where people are going through layers freeing the prisoners.

It is reported that some prisoners don't know what a smartphone is.

Israeli Air Force hit targets in Syria’s Daraa and As-Suwayda provinces tonight.

End of an entire “army”.

Assad soldiers changed into civilian clothes, abandoning uniforms, equipment, and weapons, while officers even removed their insignia.

The burned-out former Syrian Army Pantsir near Damascus, seen from another angle, clearly shows damage likely caused by a hit—apparently between the driver’s cabin and the control cabin.

Given Israel’s campaign to disable remaining Syrian air defenses now in the hands of Syrian revolutionary forces, it’s plausible this Pantsir was struck by an Israeli Delilah cruise missile, previously used against similar targets.

These people need help.

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of prisoners are trapped 2-3 levels underground, behind electronic locks and hidden doors in Sednaya Prison.

Reuters, citing two sources:

Syrian opposition informed Türkiye of its plans to launch an attack 6 months ago and felt it had received tacit approval.

Syrian revolutionary exploring Maher Assad’s underground tunnels:

I feel like I am playing Half-Life.

Taiwan's military set up an emergency response center and put troops on the highest alert levels as China created seven "reserved air areas" and sent navy and coast guard ships to waters around the island.

Source: Reuters

Israeli Defense Minister:

I have instructed the army to act to prevent and thwart the smuggling of weapons from Iran to Lebanon through Syria.

American official speaking to Washington Post: We do not rule out stripping Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), from its terrorist designation.