In a phone call with the head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Al-Burhan, Turkish President Erdogan said Türkiye could step in to resolve the dispute between Sudan and the UAE.

EU finally remembers Syria: EU sends a humanitarian aid plane as part of an "air bridge" to Syria.

French President Macron appointed François Bayrou as the new prime minister of France.

An old picture of Hafez Assad (Bashar's father) was also published by the Syrian revolutionaries.

Hours before he escaped for Moscow, Assad assured a meeting of about 30 army and security chiefs at the Defence Ministry on Saturday that Russian military support was on its way and urged ground forces to hold out.

Assad also told his presidential office manager on Saturday when he finished work he was going home but instead headed to the airport.

He also called his media adviser, Buthaina Shaaban, and asked her to come to his home to write him a speech, the aide said. She arrived to find no one was there.

There were claims that Assad would hold a televised speech during the last days of the offensive.

Source: Reuters

CONFIRMED: Clash Report had already reported this when it happened on December 7. The staff interviewed by Reuters confirmed our report.

#BREAKING Russia appears to be preparing to withdraw its S-400 air defence system from Khmeimim Air Base, Latakia, Syria.

Satellite images from this morning & footage from the ground show no launchers deployed, with the 91N6E radar packed and positioned on the apron for loading onto an AN-124.

Fighter jets and helicopters remain active at the base, though. For now.

Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad al-Bashir led the first Friday prayers at the Umayyad Mosque after the fall of the Assad regime.

Syrian White Helmets arriving in the Ummayad Mosque in Damascus for the first Friday prayers since the fall of the Assad regime.

Turkish President Erdoğan:

Best response to those who view revolution in Syria with crossed eyes, those who glorify Assad era is the underground prisons in Damascus.

Erdoğan:

We will clear other parts of Syria from terrorist organizations and invaders and create the necessary ground for all of our brothers and sisters to return to their homes.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq to meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, focusing on Syria’s transition after the fall of Assad.

Ukraine is willing and ready to supply food to Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval told Reuters.

Russian and Syrian sources said earlier that Russian wheat supplies to Syria had been suspended over uncertainty about the new government and payment delays.

Syria traditionally imported food from Russia during the Assad era.

Situation in the Umayyad Square in Damascus. Syrians are still celebrating the fall of the Assad regime.

PKK/YPG continue to open fire on civilian protesters in Maskanah.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani:

We will not allow any aggression on Syrian territory from any party, as this represents a threat to stability in the region.

Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley:

Türkiye is the key to weakening Iran and and ending the war in Ukraine. Trump should communicate with Türkiye and Erdoğan.

Clash Report EXCLUSIVE: In Syria, the old Syrian flag and Assad's images dominate every corner—painted on shop shutters, buildings, and checkpoints.

Shopkeepers were forced to comply under threats of arrest. But change is here. People are repainting and erasing the Assad regime's marks. Freedom is on the horizon for Syria.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted al-Fashir's main hospital in North Darfur, Sudan, killing nine people and injuring 20 in a drone strike that destroyed critical medical facilities, according to local health officials and activists.

The conflict between the RSF and the army has displaced over 12 million people in Sudan.