Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın had a very warm welcome in the Syrian capital Damascus.

Kalın at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

PKK/YPG opened fire on protesters in Raqqa.

Chaos in Raqqa continues, with PKK/YPG shooting at the protesters.

Footage of Israeli strikes destroying former Assad regime warplanes.

Russia is close to reaching an agreement with the new Syrian government to keep their bases in the country, according to sources speaking to Bloomberg.

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PKK/YPG are now arresting the local people who are protesting against them.

Local people in Raqqa are reacting against the violence of PKK/YPG against the protesters.

PKK/YPG are firing at the civilian protesters in Hasakah.

Cleaning and reconstruction activities started in Manbij city center after the city was liberated from YPG/PKK rule.

Palestinian and Free Syrian flags side by side.

US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby:

We had no indication that Travis Timmerman was in Syria and we are working to identify him.

We are communicating with parties inside and outside Syria to obtain as much information as possible about Austin Tice.

Military Police affiliated with the new Syrian Government entered the city of Deir ez-Zor to oversee security control and facilitate the process of transferring government centers and institutions to the interim administration.

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Türkiye's Ambassador to Nouakchott Burhan Köroğlu was appointed as the Temporary Chargé d'Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus.

Diplomatic ties between Türkiye and Syria were never entirely severed.

The Syrian Consulate General in Istanbul continued its operations, while Türkiye appointed a Temporary Chargé d’Affaires, rather than an Ambassador, to Damascus.

This strategy sidestepped debates over the recognition of HTS, enabling the reactivation of the Damascus Embassy.

Jordan will host an international summit on Syria on Saturday.

Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Türkiye and the US will meet to discuss the developments in Syria.

US State Department:

Erdoğan and Blinken discussed regional cooperation and shared interest in supporting Syrian-led political transition to an accountable and inclusive government.

Blinken stressed the importance of all parties in Syria respecting human rights and protecting civilians, including minorities.

Blinken and Erdoğan discussed the urgent need to conclude a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.