Two Iranian officials to Reuters:

Bashar Assad complained to Iran’s FM days before his ouster about Türkiye’s strong support for opposition forces in their push to topple him.

Pathetic: U.S. senators signal it’s too early to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad’s removal, hinting at no imminent policy shift.

Source: Reuters

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem:

Syrian people have the right to choose their government, constitution and choices.

Hezbollah has currently lost its supply route through Syria, but this is a minor detail that may change over time.

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan:

Eliminating the YPG is our strategic goal. They will either dissolve themselves or be eliminated.

First, all foreign fighters in YPG/PKK must leave Syria immediately.

Second, YPG’s entire command structure, including Syrian members, must also leave the country.

NOTE: Open sources reveal over at least 10 Marxist radical left-wing groups from Türkiye operate under the US-backed YPG/PKK terror group.

A convoy of Oshkosh M-ATV armored vehicles and U.S. military SUVs has entered Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), previously Russian military base.

American forces have also taken over former Russian bases in Sarrin and Ayn Issa.

Areas once handed over by U.S. forces to Russia are now returning to American control with the aim of protecting PKK/YPG terror group.

While Chinese President Xi Jinping rejected his offer, Argentinian President Milei will attend Trump's inauguration.

Damascus International Airport will reportedly restart its operations on December 18.

The Health Ministry in Gaza said that at least 44,930 Palestinians have been killed and 106,624 wounded since the start of the war.

4 days after a Russian airstrike targeted a Christian school in Aleppo, Italian intelligence offered its support to the Assad regime.

Source: Suhail AlGhazi

Hamas ambush on Israeli soldiers in Jabaliya, Gaza.

Assad family’s assets may total $12 billion, while Syria’s GDP in 2021 was just $8.98 billion.

WSJ reports that freezing these assets will be difficult, as Assad and his father Hafez hid their wealth abroad through relatives.

A former White House official claims Assad has always had a backup plan in case of exile.

Denmark offers €27,000 to Syrian refugees for voluntary return, plus €6,700 per child, under a repatriation program.

Source: Bild

IRGC Commander Salami:

Syria will be liberated by its strong sons, and Zionists will be buried there, but it will take time.

What happened in Syria is a bitter and difficult lesson that must be learned.

Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Güler:

In the new era, the PKK/YPG terror group will eventually be eliminated in Syria.

Neither the Syrian people, the new administration, nor we will allow the group to act independently or create space for itself.

Foreign fighters will leave Syria, and Syrian members will lay down their arms.

We’re ready to provide military support and training to Syria if the new government asks for it.

Yaşar Güler:

We have no problem with our Kurdish brothers and sisters living in Iraq and Syria. Our problem is solely with terrorists.

Chechnya: Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drone, based on Aeroprakt A-22 aircraft, striking the OMON building of Russia’s National Guard in Grozny, Chechnya.

This marks the third kamikaze drone attack in Chechnya recently.

Bashar al-Assad’s former political and media advisor, Bouthaina Shaaban spotted at Dubai Airport the day after the regime’s fall.

Coping: American flags raised over several buildings in Ayn al-Arab, Syria by PKK/YPG terror group.