Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

When everyone abandoned the Syrians, Türkiye stood by them.

Kremlin:

Putin personally made the decision to grant political asylum to Assad.

Kremlin:

What happened in Syria surprised the whole world, and Russia is no exception.

It is premature to talk about preserving Russian bases in Khmeimim and Tartus; this is a subject for discussion with those who will lead Syria.

Putin does not have a meeting with Bashar al-Assad on his official schedule.

Children in Manbij, Syria trample on the poster of PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan.

Germany Halts Syrian Asylum Applications

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees says that it has paused all asylum decisions for Syrians, citing concerns that current rulings would be “on shaky ground.”

According to the German authorities, 47,270 asylum applications from Syrians are affected, including around 46,000 first-time applications that have not yet been decided.

However, the new situation in Syria currently has no impact on existing decisions.

Source: Der Spiegel

Austria also suspended asylum for Syrians, Kronen Zeitung reports.

This seems like a trend now.

Syria's Central Bank said that citizen's deposits in banks are safe, Reuters reports.

Local people of Deir Ez-Zor are attacking the vehicles of PKK/YPG leaders.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

Russia is establishing contacts with those who can ensure the safety of the Russian troops in Syria.

Ukrainian President Zelensky floated the idea of foreign troops being deployed to Ukraine until the country joins the NATO military alliance.

A troop contingent from one country or another could be present in Ukraine for as long as it isn't a part of NATO, Zelensky said.

Source: Reuters

Hamas on Bashar Assad’s downfall:

We congratulate the Syrian people on their success in achieving their aspirations for freedom and justice.

The largest statue of Hafez Assad in Syria was toppled.

Cult of personality of Hafez Assad is being destroyed all around Syria.

Hafez Assad, father of Bashar, is responsible for killing more than 25,000 of his own people in Hama in 1982.

This was 29 years before the beginning of the Syrian Civil War.

Local people of Deir ez-Zor are protesting in front of PKK/YPG bases, demanding their withdrawal.

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner for German Chancellor in the upcoming early elections, visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

We will do everything in our power to support Ukraine with what it needs to uphold its right to self-defense, he tweeted.

Merz has been a vocal critic of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cautious approach to arming Ukraine, particularly regarding the supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles.

Syrian revolutionary leader Ahmad al-Shara (al-Joulani) met overnight with Assad's Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali and Vice President Faisal Mekdad to discuss arrangements for a transitional government.

Source: Reuters

Al Jazeera reported that the transitional authority would be headed by Mohamed Al-Bashir, who ran the administration in a small pocket of rebel-held territory before the 12-day lightning offensive that swept into Damascus.

Donald Trump:

If we are going to continue subsidizing Mexico and Canada, maybe they should become US states.