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.

Syrian revolutionary forces also took control of the Al-Taym oil field in the Deir ez-Zor desert. The oil field reportedly produces 5,000 barrels per day.

A Ukrainian FPV destroys a Russian FPV fiber optic drone.

Ukrainian drone strikes caused explosions at the Transneft oil depot in Bryansk, Russia.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei makes his grand entrance ahead of his speech which will also deal with the situation in Syria.

Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 experienced drone operators and about 150 FPV drones to the opposition headquarters in Idlib, Syria, before the offensive that toppled the Assad regime.

Source: Washington Post

American soldiers having dinner under the portrait of Abdullah Öcalan, who is a designated terrorist in the United States and the EU, alongside PKK/YPG terrorists.

Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin:

Late Queen Elizabeth believed every Israeli was “either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist” and refused to allow Israeli officials into Buckingham Palace, apart from international occasions.

Queen Elizabeth II never visited Israel during her 70-year reign as the British monarch, despite having traveled to 117 countries.

Khamenei: What happened in Syria is the result of a joint American and Israeli plan. A neighboring country of Syria played a clear role in what happened and is still doing so.

Israeli soldiers pose for a picture in the Syrian countryside they occupied.

Biden administration is in contact with Trump's transition team regarding contacts with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Reuters reported.

Syrian politician Mohammed Alloush:

The new Syrian authorities will consider the issue of Russian military bases from the point of view of the interests of the Syrian people and Russia itself.

The decision on the continued American military presence in Syria will be made by the Syrian people.

Source: TASS

The project of an Islamic state is not suitable for the Syrian people and is harmful to them, Alloush told TASS.

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei:

The group in charge of Syria currently won't stay in power for long. The youth of Syria will rise up against them.

PKK/YPG terrorists attacked Turkish press members in Syria with Kamikaze drones.

Sednaya Prison Guards were arrested today by the Syrian authorities.

Syrian revolutionary forces seized one of the largest drug and Captagon warehouses in Syria, which was run and traded by Bashar's brother Maher Assad.

More from Maher Assad's collection.

Russia saved Bashar Assad because it didn’t want him to end like Libyan leader Qaddafi, whose body was mutilated by a mob in 2011.

Russia persuaded Assad that he would lose the fight against armed groups led by HTS and offered him and his family safe passage if he left immediately.

Russian intelligence agents organized the escape, flying Assad out via its air base in Syria.

Source: Bloomberg