NEW: SDF/YPG militia refuses to leave Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud, opens fire on General Security.

Buses later left the area without evacuating militants.

SDF is carrying out field executions and threatening remaining residents who want to leave.

Pakistan is close to a $1.5 billion arms deal with Sudan, including Karakoram-8 attack aircraft, drones, air-defense systems, and possibly JF-17 fighter jets, a move that could significantly boost Sudan’s army in its war with the RSF.

Source: Reuters

The U.S. has launched an operation to detain the tanker Olina in the Caribbean, the fifth such seizure in recent weeks as Washington tightens control over Venezuelan oil exports.

The ship had been carrying Russian oil.

Iranian Foreign Minister:

Our position on Syria is clear: we support its independence and unity and reject any steps to divide it.

We oppose any form of occupation of Syrian territory, and Syria’s stability is important for the entire region.

Syrian Army Operations Command:

A humanitarian corridor will be opened to allow residents of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo to leave today from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

We call on SDF elements to lay down their weapons, and we will work to secure them.

A Syrian TV reporter was accidentally hit by a Syrian Army tank in Aleppo.

He's fine.

Tehran Prosecutor:

Those who have stood against security officers are charged with Moharebeh [waging war against God/the state].

Our response will be a decisive, swift.

Iranian security officer was killed and burned by protestors in Marvdasht, Fars province.

Italy's Meloni:

The moment has arrived when Europe should speak with Russia.

But if we reopen dialogue in a scattered manner, we would be doing a favor to Putin.

This is the last thing I want.

BREAKING: Türkiye is seeking to join a defense alliance between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

The pact, originally signed in September 2025, commits members to treat any aggression against one as an attack on all, closely mirroring NATO’s Article 5 collective defense principle.

Talks are at an advanced stage and a deal is considered very likely.

Source: Bloomberg

Iranian state TV claims this footage shows armed protestors firing at security forces in Kermanshah.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz:

Israel is responsible for the safety of Druze in Syria and will not allow them to be harmed.

Clémence Guetté, first vice-president of the National Assembly of France, on NATO:

Trump’s United States kidnaps a head of state in Venezuela.

Trump’s United States supports and militarily backs a genocide in Palestine.

Trump’s United States threatens Greenland with armed annexation.

Trump’s United States bombs peoples in total violation of international law.

More than ever, the question of France’s participation in NATO, a military alliance led by and serving the United States, is being raised.

I am submitting a resolution to plan France’s exit from NATO, starting with its integrated command.

Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler on Syria:

The Syrian government, acting on the principle of equality for all ethnic groups, has launched a counterterrorism operation in Aleppo to ensure public order and the safety of its citizens.

This operation targeting all terrorist groups has been welcomed by us.

We see Syria’s security as our own and reiterate our support for its fight against terrorist organizations based on Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, in line with the “one state, one army” principle.