New video from Azerbaijani Airlines plane crash site by Azerbaijani source Caliber.

This doesn’t seem like birds.

Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister has announced that 38 people have died in today's plane crash in Aktau so far.

29 people, including two children, are currently receiving medical treatment in hospitals.

Curfews have been declared in the Syrian cities of Latakia, Jableh and Homs following clashes between remnants of the former regime and security forces.

A drone launched from Yemen fell in an open area in southern Israel.

Security forces of the New Syrian government are patrolling the streets of various cities following the clashes.

Syrian Public Security:

We will strike with an iron fist against anyone attempting to destabilize Syria or incite chaos.

NEW: Syrian National Army (SNA) claim to have taken control over Tishrin Dam in the countryside of Manbij.

Syrian Minister of Information:

Syrian government affirms its full commitment to protecting all religious and historical sites and preserving them from any attack, considering them a national and human heritage that unites the people of Syria from all walks of life.

Syrian Minister of Information:

There are hidden hands seeking to stir up internal strife and they will be dealt with firmly to ensure the country's stability.

The era of sectarian conflicts fueled by the ousted Assad regime is over, Syrian Minister of Information Mohammad Al-Omar also stated.

The circulated video of the destruction of the Alawite shrine is old and dates back to the period of the liberation of the city of Aleppo, when it was carried out by unknown groups, the Syrian Interior Minister announced.

Thousands of prisoners escaped from prison in Mozambique's capital of Maputo amid ongoing protests over presidential poll, local media reported.

Growing indications that Azerbaijan Airlines plane was indeed shot down by air defence missile.

No official confirmation yet, investigation continues.

For comparison: This is what an aircraft damaged by shrapnel from air defense systems looks like.

People in Latakia held demonstrations in support of the Syrian government.

Embraer 190 aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines was shot down by a Russian air defense system, claims Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).

“Russia should have closed the airspace over Grozny but failed to do so. The plane was damaged by Russian forces and diverted to Kazakhstan instead of making an emergency landing in Grozny to save lives.”

Bashar Assad's wife, Asma Assad, is severely ill with leukemia and has been isolated by doctors who have given her a “50/50” chance of survival, The Telegraph reports.

She is being kept away from others to prevent infection.

Assad family members sought asylum in Moscow after their brutal regime lost its grip on power following 13 years of civil war.

Netanyahu continues to threaten the Houthis:

"The Houthis will learn what Hezbollah, Hamas, the Assad regime and others learned."

Governor of Lattakia:

We assure our people, with all its components, that the Syrian government is committed to preserving civil peace and societal cohesion.

Our security forces are carrying out their duties to maintain security.

Donald Trump's Christmas message:

Chinese soldiers are the ones operating the Panama Canal.

If Canada was to become our 51st State, they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.

Greenland is needed by the United States for National Security purposes and we will be there.

Investigation: Azerbaijan Airlines plane hit by Russia?

Open-source missile range data and distance measurements suggest that Russian air defense systems in Grozny were unlikely to hit the aircraft.

NOTE: The exact cause remains unconfirmed, the investigation is ongoing.