IRGC Commander:

“The resistance remains strong, as Yemenis shine in defending Palestine and Gaza.”

Israel's 'Operation Grim Beeper', using booby-trapped beepers to target Hezbollah militants, raised serious concerns among Western intelligence officials.

Many expressed discomfort at the indiscriminate nature of the operation and questioned its legality and morality, particularly given the civilian casualties involved.

There was also debate about the vulnerability of global supply chains and how such tactics could be replicated by other groups or nations, given the scale of the attack and the method of sabotage - jamming everyday communications devices.

Some former officials described the attack as a form of terrorism, while others saw it as a bold but necessary action to help secure Israel.

It was debated whether Western intelligence would approve such an operation, with many expressing concern that it set a dangerous precedent.

Source: Financial Times

Russian sapper accidentally blows up himself as his comrade films.

Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles striking Ukraine's Dnipro power plant on December 25.

Ukrainian air defenses attempted last-chance fire, while countermeasures from the Kh-101’s L-504 systems are visible.

Several Assad militia remnants and suspects were arrested in Sitmarkho, Latakia with weapons and ammunition seized.

Syrian military operations forces and Interior Ministry sweeps continue in the area.

Israeli report reveals years of covert communications between Israel and Bashar al-Assad’s regime, mediated by Russia, to weaken Syria’s ties with Iran and Hezbollah.

In 2019, a planned meeting between Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen and Assad at the Kremlin, facilitated by Putin, was canceled last minute by Assad for unclear reasons.

Using the alias “Musa,” an IDF intelligence unit warned Syrian officials, including Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas, about cooperating with Hezbollah and Iranian arms shipments.

• “Cooperation with Hezbollah harms the Syrian army and its people, and you will pay the price,” one message read.

• Another accused Syria of using Russia’s Khmeimim airbase to transfer weapons to Hezbollah.

Israel proposed easing international sanctions on Assad in exchange for reducing Iran’s influence, but U.S. approval, hindered by congressional opposition, was required.

Source: TOI

Syrian citizen tried to flatter Syrian Leader Ahmad al-Sharaa with a poem.

al-Sharaa didn't allow him to continue and walked away.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was detained by Iranian authorities on December 19, 2024, while reporting in Tehran.

Sala, working for Il Foglio and Chora Media, entered Iran with a valid journalist visa.

Scheduled to return on December 20, she failed to board her flight and is reportedly in solitary confinement at Evin Prison, known for holding political prisoners.

First in Ukraine: Ukrainian FPV drone shooting down Russian drones with a shotgun!

YPG/PKK/SDF terror group’s ringleader Ferhat Abdi Sahin, code-named "Mazlum Abdi":

We will ask Russia to mediate reconciliation with Türkiye.

If this request is not met, we are prepared to defend ourselves and our people in every region after four years of preparation.

A delegation from the Libyan National Unity Government arrived in Damascus and met with the Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa.