🔴 Israeli forces entered the village of Barik al-Qadima in the southern Quneitra countryside. Three vehicles entered via Bir Ajam and moved toward the village, where troops deployed and took positions near residential areas.

Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister Onishi said Japan has newly decided to provide fifty three million dollars in assistance to Syria under the supplementary budget for the current fiscal year.

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹-𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱

📌 Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was seen dining at the Sixty restaurant on the 62nd floor of Moscow’s Federation Tower.

📌 Al-Assad and his brother, former Fourth Division commander Maher al-Assad, are living in exile in Moscow under Russian security protection.

📌 Al-Assad and his family initially stayed in luxury Four Seasons apartments costing up to 13,000 dollars per week,.

📌 Russian security services guard former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and oversee his movements, ordering the family not to make public statements.

📌 Al-Assad did not provide support to his personal assistant after fleeing, leaving him stranded in Moscow without money or documents.

📌 The assistant now lives quietly in a mountain village in Syria and struggles financially, sometimes relying on money from another former regime official.

Source: The New York Times

📌 Former Fourth Division commander Maher al-Assad has sent money to former loyal officers to help them secure housing or start small businesses.

📌 Bashar al-Assad and his brother reached a special arrangement with Emirati officials allowing their children to stay in the country.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense stated that Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra held talks with his Russian counterpart, Andrey Belousov, during an official visit to Russia, accompanied by a high-level Syrian official delegation.

Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson Nur al-Din al-Baba:

The Syrian state will take all options needed to enforce security and the rule of law across Syria, within the political vision of the Syrian Arab Republic: one nation under a centralized leadership in the capital, Damascus, while respecting all Syrian components.

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Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji:

For the first time in modern history, there is a Syrian authority that recognizes Lebanon as an independent state. The new Syrian administration has confirmed its respect for our sovereignty and its commitment not to interfere in our internal affairs.

We are negotiating with Syria on all outstanding issues, and while the talks may take some time, we remain optimistic about reaching solutions.

Israeli forces detained two young men from the village of Bariqa in the Quneitra countryside. Since the beginning of December, at least 10 people have been detained by Israeli forces in the area.

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𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻, 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

📌 Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss political, military, and economic cooperation.

📌 The talks focused on strengthening strategic cooperation in military industries, including modernizing equipment, transferring technical expertise, and cooperation in research and development.

📌 Both sides stressed the importance of political and diplomatic coordination amid regional and international developments, and reaffirmed respect for international law and rejection of foreign interference.

📌 Economic discussions covered expanding trade, supporting reconstruction projects, developing infrastructure, and encouraging investment to improve living conditions in Syria.

📌 President Putin reaffirmed Russia’s firm support for Syria’s unity and sovereignty and reiterated Moscow’s rejection of repeated Israeli violations of Syrian territory.

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🔴 Two men previously detained by Israeli forces were released last night in Bariqa, in the rural Quneitra area.