Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu:

If the new government in Syria allows Iran to be in Syria and transfer weapons, that government will have to pay a high price.

Syria's new government announced plans to adopt a free-market model to attract investment and rebuild after 13 years of war; marking a departure from decades of state control, Reuters reported.

US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby:

Ankara has a right to defend their citizens and their territory against terrorist attacks and they're an important NATO ally.

We have interests, as I said, in going after ISIS, and that means partnering with the Syrian Democratic Forces, and that will continue, and where those two goals overlap or potentially conflict, we will have, as we have, we will have the appropriate conversations with the with the Turks, about how both those outcomes can be achieved.

📍 Clash Report is now in Damascus, the free capital of Syria.

🎉 Celebrations are happening all over the city, with life returning to normal.

Al Arabiya: PKK/YPG forces withdrew from Deir ez-Zor to their bases east of the Euphrates.

Footage of PKK/YPG terrorists withdrawing from Deir ez-Zor and redeploying to their bases east of the Euphrates.

US State Department:

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) uses the right words, but we will judge it by its actions.

A new vintage Assad picture just dropped, from his rebellious youth.

U.S. Army’s CENTCOM:

General Michael Kurilla, commander of United States Central Command, toured bases in Syria today and met with YPG/PKK members.

People are celebrating in Deir ez-Zor as PKK/YPG forces withdrew from the area earlier due to the pressure from the locals.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, wanted by the ICC for war crimes in Gaza, met with Biden's Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk at the White House today.

Centre of Deir ez-Zor has been completely liberated from PKK/YPG rule.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

We favor a Syria free from terrorism. Terrorist organizations will not benefit from the situation in Syria, we will not allow it.

The spokesperson for the Syrian Department of Political Affairs:

A constitutional committee will be formed to review and amend the previous constitution.

We will not accept the division of Syria or any part being outside Damascus' control.

The new Syria will uphold justice and the rule of law, with no place for notorious prisons.

Footage of the Israeli strikes on the port of Latakia.

Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a leading role in the failed implementation of martial law on December 3, attempted suicide while in custody but survived.

Syrian commander Hassan Abdulghani:

After liberating the eastern and western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, we announce that the city of Deir ez-Zor and its military airport are completely liberated.