Turkish President Erdoğan:

Syria needs support from the United Nations and international institutions so that it can rise again; the world did not support the Syrian people when they were being oppressed by the Baath regime, now is their chance.

Von der Leyen:

President Erdoğan has a fundamental role in the stability of the region.

Footage of the explosion that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov in Moscow.

Aleppo in ruins: A city that endured one of the deadliest urban battles in history, leaving over 31,000 dead and millions displaced.

Now, Aleppo is trying to reclaim its soul, shedding symbols of the Assad regime and rebuilding amid hope and lingering trauma.

Clash Report, Aleppo.

Khamenei:

The belief of the U.S., the Zionist regime, and some of their allies that resistance will end is completely wrong.

It is Israel that will be uprooted.

Israeli Merkava tanks were spotted in Sida, Syrian Golan, between Quneitra and Daraa.

The U.S. aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman transiting the Suez Canal yesterday.

France-based Intelligence Online reports that Turkish ASELSAN’s Milkar 4A2 and ILGAR electronic warfare systems were used to disable the Assad regime’s military communication networks during Syrian Revolution Forces operations.

Khamenei meeting with women today:

I urge everyone, especially women, to beware of the enemy’s subtle methods and not be deceived by slogans and temptations.

Germany economy in free fall: Germany’s business sentiment dropped sharply in December, with the Ifo business climate index falling to 84.7 from 85.6 in November, missing expectations.

Ifo President Clemens Fuest called it “chronic weakness,” reflecting industrial stagnation and uncertainty.

Qatar reopens its Damascus embassy after 13 years.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz:

Fortifications and defensive measures must be completed on Mount Hermon for the possibility of a prolonged stay there.

Public services in Syria have restarted, with garbage trucks removing portraits of former dictators from the streets.

Germany’s Special Envoy to Syria Stefan Schneck announced that plans are underway to reopen the German Embassy in Syria.