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Occupied Palestine: Al Mayadeen correspondent: The occupation "army" carried out an operation to blow up residential buildings near Zayed Roundabout, east of the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

United States of America: AFP: Trump signs emergency order to secure Venezuelan oil revenues in the United States

Occupied Palestine: Al Mayadeen correspondent: The occupation "army" blew up residential buildings southeast of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen was shocked by the statements of Trump and his administration regarding the US claim to Greenland, NYT writes, citing sources. According to the newspaper, she and other European leaders are trying to agree on a response to such statements by Trump and find a way to avoid confrontation with Washington. ✔ Subscribe to TASS / World in Max

Al Jazeera correspondent: Large explosions heard near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant amid intensifying clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Sources in Gaza hospitals: 3 martyrs and 7 wounded by the occupation army's fire in several areas of the Strip since this morning.

Occupied Palestine: Al Mayadeen correspondent: Wounded in an Israeli drone strike in the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

Occupied Palestine: Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza: A 7-day-old infant has been martyred due to the severe cold.

Russia: Ministry of Defense: Our forces targeted energy facilities and infrastructure of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.

Gaza Civil Defense: Every low-pressure system turns into a humanitarian catastrophe due to the prevention of building materials from entering and the disruption of reconstruction.

The UN Security Council will convene on Monday at Ukraine's request following new massive Russian strikes and Moscow's use of its latest generation "Orechnik" missile, according to the Council's revised schedule.

Al Jazeera correspondent: Israeli raids on areas of occupation deployment east of the cities of Rafah, Khan Yunis, Deir al-Balah, and the northern Gaza Strip.

Trump: We just had a great meeting with the oil executives. We sort of formed a deal. They're going to be going in with hundreds of billions of dollars and drilling oil — and it's good for Venezuela and it's great for the United States. A lot of money is going to be made.

Russia: Ministry of Defense: 33 Ukrainian drones intercepted and destroyed over Russian regions in the last 3 hours

U.S. bombing of sites in the Syrian desert of Palmyra and sites in Deir Ezzor.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha: We call on the international community to consider tightening pressure on the Iranian regime for its violence against its people and support for Russia’s criminal war against Ukraine.

Wall Street Journal, citing officials: Trump administration officials discussed how to carry out an attack on Iran to fulfill Trump's threats

The White House stated that these funds should be utilized to stabilize Venezuela following the apprehension of Maduro.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has signed an emergency decree aimed at placing Venezuelan assets, including oil revenues, located within US territory under special protection. This measure is intended to prevent their seizure by courts or creditors. › Open on X

Al Jazeera correspondent: Clashes broke out following the storming of the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, by occupation forces.

White House: Trump signs executive order declaring a national emergency to protect Venezuela's oil revenues in Treasury Department accounts

Israeli Army: Today, we monitored militants crossing the yellow line in the southern Gaza Strip, and one of them attempted to steal a weapon from our forces.

Israeli Army: Our forces killed 3 militants today in the north and south of the Gaza Strip

Syria: Ministry of Defense: The "QSD" organization has entered a new phase of military escalation against the Syrian people by targeting the city of Aleppo and its institutions.

United States of America: Trump signs an executive order declaring a national state of emergency to protect Venezuelan oil revenues deposited in U.S. Treasury accounts

Greenlanders are not very enthusiastic about Trump annexing their country. "Trump spoils my sleep. They have no respect for us." "He wants Greenland’s minerals to pay off the national debt of the United States." "I dreamt about him last night… nightmare. He was coming with a ship. It was awful." "The reasons behind it, we don't get it, really. It's so peaceful and calm here..."

US envoy Tom Barras: Violence threatens to undermine the progress made since the fall of the Assad regime and opens the door to foreign interventions.

URGENT Security source: The buses leaving #Sheikh_Maqsoud are carrying families who were prevented from leaving by the QSD militia.

Russia: Ministry of Defense: 33 Ukrainian drones intercepted and destroyed by air defense on duty over the Caspian Sea and Russian regions.

The rebranded "Jolanian gangs" thank Masoud Barzani for supporting military operations against Kurds in Aleppo.

Occupied Palestine: Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza: Israeli artillery shelling on the Shuja'iya neighborhood, east of Gaza City

SDF: Our fighters destroyed 3 Damascus government tanks while they were shelling Khalid Hospital at dawn in the western section of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Update | Our fighters were able to destroy three tanks belonging to the militias of the Damascus government while they were bombing the "Khalid Fajr" hospital in the western part of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. Street fighting is still ongoing in the area, amid intense shelling with tanks and direct targeting by Turkish Bayraktar drones, which continue to strike the hospital crowded with wounded civilians, in a dangerous escalation that threatens the lives of civilians and medical personnel. Internal Security Forces Aleppo – Media Center

Al Jazeera correspondent: A march targeted the Aleppo Governorate building, where the conference of the Ministers of Information and Social Affairs and the Governor of Aleppo was held.

Scenes document the departure of civilians in large numbers from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo amid violent clashes between QSD militias and Al-Julani gangs.

Baptist Hospital Source: A Palestinian was martyred by occupation army bullets near the "Yellow Line" east of Gaza City.

Nasser Medical Complex: A martyr from Israeli drone fire in the occupation areas east of Khan Yunis city in Bani Suhayla.

US Donald Trump urged major oil groups on Friday to attack Venezuela's vast reserves, without seeming to convince all the leaders around the table. › Open on X | Open article

Additional footage shows the continuation of clashes in the vicinity of Khaled Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Occupied Palestine: Hamas stated that the arrests directly serve the occupation's objectives of pursuing resistance fighters, elites, and free voices, and emptying the national arena.

Gaza Civil Defense: The low-pressure system has caused severe damage to temporary shelters, and thousands of tents have been completely damaged.

Gaza Hospitals: A 7-day-old infant dies due to the severe cold in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Greenlandic parties reaffirmed on Friday evening in a joint statement, "We do not want to be Americans," after Donald Trump asserted that the United States would employ "the soft way" or "the hard way" to acquire the vast Arctic island.

SDF: Deliberate targeting of Khalid Hospital in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, which shelters civilian wounded and our forces.

Syrian Ministry of Health: The PKK terrorist organization and affiliated armed groups expelled staff and doctors from Yassin Hospital in Aleppo ’s Sheikh Maqsoud district and turned it into a military position after fleeing from the Syrian Army.

SANA: One of the QSD elements detonates himself against the forces of the al-Sham Legion in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo

The United States is preparing to redeploy its military forces to the Middle East amid mass protests in Iran, potentially for possible strikes.

Al Jazeera correspondent: Explosions and gunfire heard in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo

Burkina Faso: JNIM (Group for Support of Islam and Muslims), an Al Qaeda affiliated group, claimed responsibility for an attack in Lankoué, stating that 17 Burkinabè soldiers were killed and that weapons, ammunition, and several motorcycles were seized.

Occupied Syria | Latest Field Developments in Aleppo Field executions, arrests, bloody clashes, and violent shelling targeting the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

AFP, citing a diplomatic source: The UN Security Council will hold a meeting next Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine following recent Russian strikes.

Trump: We have reached a preliminary agreement with oil companies, and they will invest hundreds of billions of dollars in Venezuela.

Russian drones are attacking Military Forces of Ukraine (2019-) energy facilities.

Wall Street Journal citing officials: Trump reprimanded Senate Republicans for supporting a resolution on war powers

A Syrian military source told Al Jazeera: Our forces are making progress in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, now controlling about 55% of the neighborhood.

Fighter jets of the US Air Force and Jordan, with the support of allies, struck targets of the terrorist group ISIS in Syria as part of Operation Hawk Strike. #Syria @new_militarycolumnist

US Central Command: On Saturday, we conducted extensive strikes against ISIS sites across Syria with partner forces.

Jordanian Air Force fighter jets participated in attacks on ISIS positions in Syria, Al Arabiya television channel reported. * banned in the Russian Federation ✔ Subscribe to TASS / World in Max

Syria: Local sources from Quneitra: A patrol of the Israeli occupation infiltrates the village of Ruwayhinah in the central Quneitra countryside, southern Syria.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), working with partner forces, carried out large-scale airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets across Syria around 12:30 p.m. ET.

Occupied Syria US occupation aircraft targeted positions in Shihan in the Deir Ezzor desert, eastern Syria.

Footage documents the Golan gangs burning the bodies of QSD militia after their control of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the Aleppo countryside.

The occupation army opened fire on a young man in the Khillet Khadour area of Hebron, on the pretext of attempting a car-ramming attack, and prevented paramedics from reaching him.

Israeli occupation army: Initial report of an attempted ramming attack against soldiers in Hebron, southern West Bank

The Palestinian Red Crescent told Al Jazeera: Occupation forces are preventing our crews from reaching a young man wounded in the center of Hebron.

An explosion shakes the Russian city of Foreningen, apparently an Ukrainian drone targeting civilian homes.

Israeli Channel 12 citing a source: Israel has no intention of launching an attack on Iran but is preparing for defense and for any surprise.

Al Jazeera correspondent: Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards a Palestinian in the Khallat Haddur area of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

Israeli Channel 14: Suspected ramming attack targeting soldiers in the Al-Jaabari neighborhood in Hebron, perpetrator shot and injured.

A U.S. official told Reuters that the United States is currently carrying out strikes against the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) militants (Syria).

Lebanon: Al Mayadeen correspondent in the South: The Israeli occupation "army" fires bursts of bullets towards the outskirts of the town of Ayta ash Shab.

Wall Street Journal, citing a US official: Among the options being considered are large-scale airstrikes targeting Iranian military sites.

The first known combat footage (top photo) of the Ukrainian army utilizing the mobile SAM system "Tempest" based on a buggy with two AGM-114L Longbow missiles. The system was covertly transferred to Kyiv by the United States for "field" testing. Its primary function is to combat fixed-wing UAVs. #Ukraine @new_militarycolumnist

URGENT BREAKING NEWS: The terrorist QSD militia cut off water to the city of Aleppo from Deir Hafer, depriving 4 million civilians of water, one day after its criminal act of sending several suicide drones to the governorate today. 🟡 Free Syria News Network Breaking Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Iran: پزشکیان: All efforts by the United States and the Zionist entity aim at insecurity in the region and preventing the unification of Islamic countries.

Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian during his meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi: All efforts by America and the Zionist entity aim to continue the war

Syria: "QSD": A Turkish "Akinci" drone targeted a military point of our forces in the Al-Thawra oil field area, south of Tabqa city, this evening.

The death toll from shelling in Aleppo by the Kurdish coalition "Syrian Democratic Forces" since January 6 has risen to 23, with at least 104 people injured, according to the SANA agency, citing medics.

Syrian Army: We targeted the sources of drone launches in an appropriate manner.

Syrian Army: Targeting of Aleppo neighborhoods by QSD with drones resulted in a number of casualties and significant property damage.

Syrian Army: QSD enters a new phase of escalation by targeting Aleppo and its institutions with more than 10 Iranian-made drones

Occupied Palestine: Al Mayadeen correspondent: Occupation forces storm the eastern neighborhood in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank.

Tom Brak: The US State Department is ready to facilitate a dialogue between the Syrian government and the SDF for a comprehensive integration process that respects Syria's unity.

Tom Brack: We urge all parties to return to dialogue in accordance with the agreements of March 10 and April 1, 2025, between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Tom Brak: We urge all parties in Syria to exercise maximum restraint and immediately cease hostilities.

Tom Brak: The Syrian government has reaffirmed its commitment to the March 2025 agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Al Jazeera correspondent: Occupation forces raid homes in the village of Susiya after storming Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the West Bank.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Targeting government buildings and residential neighborhoods in Aleppo is a terrorist attack and disregards security understandings.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: We condemn the targeting of government buildings and residential neighborhoods in Aleppo city with drones

SDF/YPG terrorists leave Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo heading east of the Euphrates with Syrian government buses.

A military source told Al Jazeera: About 60 SDF militants surrendered to the Syrian Army in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

🔴 Occupied Syria: The terrorist gangs of Al-Julani (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham - HTS) threw a Kurdish woman from the top of a building in Aleppo.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The measures are not a military campaign, they do not involve demographic change, and they do not target any group based on ethnicity or religion

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The operation was limited to specific groups operating outside any security framework, and their activities hindered the implementation of previous understandings.

Significant destruction occurred at the Khaled Fajr hospital after it was bombed and burned by Jabhat al-Nusra elements.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The government carried out a limited-scope and objective law enforcement operation in specific neighborhoods of Aleppo city.

Al Jazeera source: 4 civilians, including a child, were injured as a result of SDF drones targeting the Al-Ferdous and Al-Halab Al-Jadida neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo.

The Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood is witnessing continued clashes between Jabhat al-Nusra gangs and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Syria: "QSD" [Syrian Democratic Forces]: Our fighters were able to blow up 3 tanks belonging to Damascus government forces while they were shelling "Khalid Fajr" hospital in the west of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Syria: "SDF": Street fighting continues in the region amid intensive shelling by tanks and direct targeting by Turkish drones.

SDF: Street battles continue in the west of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood amid intensive tank shelling and drone targeting of Khaled Hospital at dawn.

The QSD militias announced the destruction of three tanks during their shelling of Khalid Hospital at dawn.

Violent clashes are currently ongoing between Jabhat al-Nusra (HTS) supporters and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the center of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

Urgent QSD (QSD) drones targeted the Aleppo Governorate building after a press conference held by the governorate in the presence of the Minister of Information, Hamza Al-Mustafa, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Qabawat, and the Governor of Aleppo, Azzam Al-Gharib.

Syria: Operations Directorate of the Syrian Army tells SANA: We announce the cessation of all military operations inside the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo starting from 03:00 PM.

California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, Reuters reports. The states are protesting the freeze of access to more than $10 billion in federal funds for childcare and family assistance. ✔ Subscribe to TASS / World in Max

Governor of Aleppo: We have suffered for 8 months from the actions of QSD and their targeting of security points

Children and the elderly experienced suffocation incidents inside Khalid Fajr Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud district as a result of the hospital being targeted by drones and gas bombs.

SANA, quoting a Syrian military source: The army will continue its operations until the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood is declared fully secure from the QSD.

Military Source: The Syrian Arab Army continues its search for elements of the QSD organization hiding among houses, in government facilities, and within designated hideouts and underground tunnels in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo city. Military Source: The Syrian Arab Army will continue its operations until Sheikh Maqsoud is declared completely secure from the QSD organization. 🟡 Free Syria News Network Urgent Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Civilians force Jabhat al-Nusra gangs to open the crossing amid continued clashes.

Ambush targets Al-Nusra Front elements amidst violent clashes in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, resulting in casualties.

URGENT - Clashes between the Syrian Army and QSD militia on the Tishreen Dam axis east of Aleppo. || Urgent News Network Syria Breaking Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Syrian TV citing a security source: A security element was injured by drone fire launched by QSD forces towards the city of Aleppo from the Deir Hafer region.

Residents of northern and eastern Syria reach the lines of contact between QSD militias and the Ghoulani forces in Deir Hafer.

Breaking News An element of the Internal Security Forces was injured in the city of #Aleppo by gunfire from a drone launched by the QSD militia from the #DeirHafir axis, east of #Aleppo. 🟡 Free Syria News Network Breaking Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Syrian Army engages suicide drones launched by SDF militia from the Deir Hafer axis in the Aleppo countryside with appropriate weapons in the city skies. 🟡 Urgent Syria Free News Network Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

A suicide drone belonging to the QSD militias targeted a military building of the Al-Julani gangs in Aleppo.

A military source told Al Jazeera: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeted the General Security building in Aleppo with a suicide drone.

Major fires resulting from ongoing clashes between the Golan gangs and QSD militia in the Maksood neighborhood of Aleppo countryside.

Occupied Palestine: Hamas warns of the danger of the Palestinian Authority's security services' persistence in this repressive, unpatriotic approach and the brutality faced by detainees in prisons.

Military reinforcements for QSD militia head towards Aleppo countryside to fight Jawlani gangs.

France may deploy 6,000 troops to Ukraine after the war concludes. The soldiers will be stationed away from the front lines and will be responsible for escorting and training the Ukrainian Armed Forces. #Ukraine @new_militarycolumnist

Iran: Army: We will stand as guardians of the nation's interests and security amid attempts to destabilize security with the support of the Zionist entity and terrorist groups.

Syria: Local sources: Clashes continue in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood between factions affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and the Asayish forces affiliated with the 'SDF' (Syrian Democratic Forces).

Head of Internal Security in Aleppo to Al Jazeera: We found a large quantity of mines in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Update: Scenes from the bloody clashes between QSD militia and the terrorist gangs of Al-Julani in Aleppo.

SDF/YPG terrorist carried out a suicide bombing against Syrian Army forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, without causing any casualties among the Army forces.

Intense clashes are raging in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo countryside.

Fars News Agency citing Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council: Israel is responsible for the current situation.

🚨 **Breaking News** The Governor of #Aleppo, Azzam Al-Gharib: We confirm the continuation of the curfew in the areas announced by the Operations Authority until further notice. The Governor of #Aleppo, Azzam Al-Gharib: We request that the displaced not head to the neighborhoods of #Sheikh_Maqsoud and #Al_Ashrafieh without prior coordination, for their safety. 🟡 Free Syria News Network Breaking Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

The QSD militia targeted Kwairis Airport with rocket launchers from the Deir Hafer side, east of Aleppo.

Internal Security Forces in Aleppo affiliated with the SDF [Syrian Democratic Forces]: The claims of the "Interim Government's" media about controlling Sheikh Maqsoud are incorrect. Resistance in Sheikh Maqsoud continues, and the region is witnessing violent battles. "Mercenary" media outlets are publishing fabricated propaganda to cover up their massacres.

Update: The QSD militia denies that the terrorist gangs of Al-Joulani [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham] have taken control of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

US Envoy to Syria: Washington is committed to supporting efforts to cease fire in Aleppo and ensure the peaceful withdrawal of SDF forces.

US Envoy to Syria: I affirmed the continuation of efforts to implement the roadmap to end the crisis in Suwayda and achieve stability

Al Jazeera Correspondent: Renewed clashes between the Syrian Army and SDF forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo

The sky over rural Aleppo is dominated by flames resulting from the clashes between QSD militia and al-Julani gangs, which have been ongoing for several days.

Renewed violent clashes between QSD militia and Jabhat al-Nusra gangs in the vicinity of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo countryside

URGENT: Syrian Army forces have besieged the QSD militia in the western blocks of the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood in Aleppo city after clearing 90% of the neighborhood. 🟡 Urgent Syria Free News Network Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Syria: SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency) reported from a military source: The Syrian Army has completed sweeping more than 90% of the area of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the city of Aleppo.

SANA news agency, citing the Syrian Army Operations Command: Armed elements in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood have no choice but to surrender themselves in exchange for guarantees of their safety.

A military source told SANA that the Syrian Army has completed clearance operations in more than 90% of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

The United States and Ukraine plan to sign an $800 billion “prosperity” agreement for Ukraine's reconstruction at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump are expected to finalize the agreement, which aims to fund post-war reconstruction through loans, grants, and private investment. Source: The Telegraph

Al-Qasd militias: Our forces managed to completely destroy a hostile tank and kill its crew, in addition to downing a suicide drone belonging to the Damascus government militias, while they were attempting to storm the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Iran: Iran's message to the UN: The United States and the Israeli regime continue to threaten and encourage violence and instability.

Urgent Military source: We warn our people in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood that the QSD and the PKK terrorist organization have booby-trapped a number of streets, in addition to one or more vehicles. Therefore, we ask you to be vigilant and not to approach any unknown or suspicious-looking mechanism. 🟡 Free Syria News Network Urgent Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Syrian Army forces targeted elements of the QSD militia in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo city, leading to their defection after fleeing the area under fire. 🟡 Urgent Syria Free News Network Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

US warplanes struck 35 ISIS targets in Syria, Al Arabiya reports.

The US strikes ISIS* in Syria, Fox News reports. *Banned in the Russian Federation Follow TASS / World in Max

Israeli Army: Our forces opened fire on a terrorist who attempted to run over soldiers in the Hebron area.

URGENT Youth 'Yaman Shaban' from the city of #Harem in the #Idlib countryside was martyred as a result of the targeting of the Military Security branch building in the city of #Aleppo by an #SDF suicide drone. 🟡 Urgent Syria Free News Network Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Israeli Army: We received an initial report of an attempted ramming attack on soldiers in the Hebron area, and we are investigating the matter.

A warm moment between Turkish President Erdoğan and the family of a newly appointed ambassador from an African country to Ankara. This is why Türkiye’s Africa policy has been more effective than that of any other power on the continent.

Israeli army radio, quoting a source: Shooting at a Palestinian suspected of trying to run over soldiers in Hebron, no injuries among the forces.

Syria: "Asayish": Factions affiliated with the Syrian Defense [Forces] kidnap dozens of young civilians as they leave the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo

The newly supplied advanced anti-drone system "Tempest" by the U.S., mounted on a buggy with two AGM-114L "Longbow" missiles, is in operation with the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (PS ZSU).

The National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament stated: "Cooperation from the people led to a reduction in protests. For this reason, America and the Zionist regime made the protests armed and caused innocent civilians to become victims."

Bagheri: The world has seen how America attacked diplomacy and committed crimes against humanity while Iran acted seriously at the negotiating table. All efforts by the United States and the Zionist entity aim to create insecurity in the region and prevent the unification of Islamic countries.

An act of humiliation and insult is being practiced by the Jabhat al-Nusra (al-Golani) gangs against Kurdish citizens in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a clear scene of the American-backed terrorist Jabhat al-Nusra (al-Golani) government's disregard for minorities and sects in Syria.

SDF: A Turkish Akinci-model drone targeted a military point of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Al-Thawra field, south of Tabqa, this evening, causing material damage. This marks the first breach of the de-escalation agreement following the Tishreen Dam battle, confirming the continuation of Turkish military intervention in Syria.

The CIA observes Cuba is experiencing severe economic distress, particularly in its energy sector, but does not assess that the government is on the verge of collapse. While former President Trump claims recent U.S. actions in Venezuela have left Cuba "ready to fall," CIA assessments remain inconclusive. Source: Reuters

Barak: Violence threatens to undermine the progress achieved since the fall of the Assad regime and opens the door to external interventions that do not serve the interests of any party.

Tom Brack: Washington welcomes the historic transition in Syria and supports the Syrian government headed by Al-Shar' in its efforts to achieve stability.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The escalation confirms the necessity of enforcing the law in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods to extend authority over all Syrian territory.

🔴 **URGENT** Several terrorists from the Daesh [ISIS] gangs were killed in an airstrike by army aviation targeting a secret ISIS location in the Al-Rutbah district of Anbar Governorate.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The state's exclusive control over weapons is a fundamental condition for supporting stability and the political process.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The 2025 security agreements in Aleppo have regressed due to repeated violations and attacks from within Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh.

Syria: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Continued intense shelling with heavy weapons on Khaled Fajr Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood

Al Jazeera correspondent citing a military source: 5 drones belonging to QSD launched from Deir Hafer in the eastern Aleppo countryside, targeting Aleppo neighborhoods, were shot down.

Al Mayadeen correspondent in the South: The occupation targeted an excavator near the park of Maroun al-Ras town, causing it to catch fire.

Syria: Aleppo Governorate Media Directorate: "QSD" targeted the Aleppo Governorate building with a drone during a press conference held by the Governor of Aleppo, the Minister of Information, and the Minister of Social Affairs.

A situation devoid of all humanitarian controls, where civilians face an unknown fate amidst the ongoing conflict between the Joulani gangs and QSD militias.

Protesters in Iran have expressed gratitude to former US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk for providing Starlink internet access. The equipment has facilitated the limited video transmissions reaching the outside world from within Iran over the past two days.

SDF: Damascus government's claim of ceasefire and battles in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood is an attempt to mislead public opinion

Occupied Palestine: Local sources report that Palestinian youths confronted occupation forces storming Al-Amari refugee camp in the city of Al-Bireh.

One of the attackers who attempted a suicide bombing, identified as Dilbirîn Efrîn and described by the PKK affiliated SDF (Syria) as a “journalist,” detonated himself while attacking Syrian security forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud area of Aleppo. Five members of the PKK affiliated SDF (Syria) carried out suicide attacks yesterday.

Reuters citing Syrian security sources: Around 300 SDF elements remain in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo city after the withdrawal of some forces and commanders overnight.

Islamic Republic of Iran: Security forces arrested an armed woman on Thursday during gatherings who was working for the Israeli MOSSAD.

A Syrian military source told Al Jazeera: A number of QSD elements in Yassin Hospital in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood surrendered themselves to the army.

SDF: We continue our resistance for the fifth consecutive day to confront the attacks carried out by the militias of the Damascus government.

URGENT | SANA Correspondent: Drones sent by the Qasd organization are obstructing the entry of a humanitarian aid convoy into the #Ashrafieh neighborhood, amid fears of targeting civilian gatherings.

A Syrian military source told Al Jazeera: The army is dealing with drones launched by SDF forces from the Deir Hafer region targeting Aleppo neighborhoods.

Al Jazeera correspondent: Syrian security forces confront drones in the skies of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo

🔴 Video | Demonstrations in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, in support of the QSD militia in its war against the Julani gangs.

Yemen: Southern Transitional Council: Detaining Council leaders, confiscating their documents, and preventing them from communicating violates international law

Quoting QSD media: The picture of the journalist Delbrin from the QSD militia, who blew himself up among the Joulani gangs this morning in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.

Violent clashes are ongoing on the axes of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Major fires erupted in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in rural Aleppo as a result of clashes between QSD militia and Al-Julani gangs.

Lebanon: Al Mayadeen correspondent in the South: The Israeli occupation army fires bursts of fire from Al Jaradah site towards the town of Al Dhahirah.

A military source told SANA news agency: Another element of the QSD (Syrian Democratic Forces) organization detonated himself near army forces in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood without any casualties.

South Africa has launched a weeklong joint naval drill with Russia, China, and the Islamic Republic of Iran near Cape Town.

The Syrian Army announced it had completed "a comprehensive security operation" in one of the two districts of Aleppo where it had been confronting Kurdish fighters since Tuesday. › Open on X

Syrian Information Minister: Civilians must be neutralized and protected, and service facilities, especially medical ones, must not be dragged into military operations.

Director of the Directorate of Media in Aleppo to Al Jazeera: There is complete security control over the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, but many mines still remain there.

Syrian Observatory Sheikh Maqsoud Under Fire… Partial Control Marketed as a "Victory" and an Information War to Pave the Way for Stopping the Battle

Hamas: The escalating political arrest campaigns carried out by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank increase internal tensions and serve the occupation.

Reuters, citing security sources: Around 300 SDF members were in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo this morning.

Aleppo Internal Security Commander: We control Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood after our forces swept the area.

Residents of the Al-Jazira district are preparing to head to Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiyah to support the Kurds and back the QSD militia in their war against the Jabhat al-Nusra gangs.

Syrian Ministry of Health: PKK militants turned Yassin Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo into a military point

Secretary of Iran's National Security Council Ali Larijani stated: "We are in the middle of a war. There has been neither peace nor a ceasefire." He further described the rioters as an "urban quasi-terrorist group" and asserted that "Israel is behind this current situation."

From the same point.. a live video confirms the continuation of clashes inside the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood without any progress from either side.

Simultaneously with conflicting reports about control over the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, the internal security official of the Jabhat al-Nusra (HTS) government arrived at the outskirts of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and met with some residents of the neighborhood.

Syria: "Syrian Democratic Forces" Deny Syrian Army Control Over Sheikh Maqsoud Neighborhood in Aleppo

Hebrew sources: There are initial signs of the redeployment of American military equipment in the Middle East in the coming days.

Explosions occurred in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.

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Colombian President Petro: The one who brokered my conversation with President Trump was Senator Rand Paul, a Republican and a doctor from Kentucky, whom I don’t know personally. He became interested in the matter and decided to mediate, believing that any military action in Colombia, whatever its form, would be very inconvenient.

SANA, citing a military source: The army has finished sweeping more than two-thirds of the area of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the city of Aleppo.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin asked the US to delay an operation in Venezuela, WP reports. According to the publication, Parolin told Birch that Maduro could seek refuge in Russia. ✔ Subscribe to TASS / World in Max

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered preparations for possible legislative elections in March, on the dates set for municipal elections, according to a source within the executive, as the Assembly is to examine two no-confidence motions.

The government faces two censure motions, notably concerning the free trade agreement with the Latin American bloc Mercosur, filed by La France Insoumise and the Rassemblement National.

Al Mayadeen correspondent in the South: The occupation's border site in Al-Bayyad fires bursts of machine gun fire towards the outskirts of the town of Blida.

Syrian Civil Defense: A large fire broke out in oil transport pipelines east of the Furqlus area in the eastern Homs countryside.

Israel's Channel 12, citing a source: The Chief of Staff held consultations over the weekend and the security establishment is monitoring developments in Iran.

The internal security forces of QSD (Syrian Democratic Forces) stated: "We hold the Damascus government responsible for the lives of dozens of civilians who were kidnapped as they were leaving Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood."

In an official statement, the Internal Security Forces (Asayish Forces) accused factions affiliated with the Damascus government of kidnapping dozens of civilian youths from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood after forcibly separating them from their families. They were then paraded in the media and falsely presented as fighters. The statement affirmed that the kidnapped individuals are entirely civilians, holding the Damascus government fully responsible for their safety, and demanding the international community launch an immediate investigation into these violations and hold those responsible accountable as war criminals.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Hostile actions will not deter the state from its duty to cleanse areas of illegal armed manifestations.

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanks Barzani for his role in maintaining stability in the region after the war in Aleppo.

Syria: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: This intervention is not considered a military campaign, does not involve any demographic change, and does not target any group on ethnic or religious grounds.

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SDF: We categorically affirm that our forces did not target any civilian area in the city of Aleppo.

Syrian Minister of Information: Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo is on its way to the return of security, safety, and stability.

Syrian Army Operations Command: All military operations inside Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud district will stop starting at 3:00 p.m. Armed militants sheltering at Yassin Hospital will be evacuated after disarming. Syrian Army will hand over medical and government facilities to state institutions and gradually withdraw from Sheikh Maqsoud.

Syria: SANA: End of battles and beginning of combing Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood by military factions affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense.

SANA, citing a Syrian military source: The army continues to search for QSD elements hiding in homes and government facilities in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Clashes continue in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, with dozens killed among the ranks of Jabhat al-Nusra gangs.

SANA, citing the Director of Aleppo Health: We condemn the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) expelling medical staff from Yasin Hospital and turning it into a military point.

SANA: Internal security forces secure the exit of civilians held by QSD elements and used as human shields in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

SANA: A new element from the QSD organization blew himself up in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood near the Syrian Arab Army forces.

An official from the Internal Security Forces affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF): Today, 5 of our comrades (in Sheikh Maqsoud) detonated themselves against the enemy to avoid capture and were martyred.

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Aleppo Directorate of Media Director to Al Jazeera: We are working on dismantling the mines planted by QSD forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Reuters, citing three Syrian security sources, reported the withdrawal of some Kurdish forces and commanders from Aleppo to northeast Syria. Approximately 300 Kurdish forces elements remain in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

Aleppo Internal Security Commander to Al Jazeera: We are working at maximum speed to restore stability to the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

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SANA, citing a military source: We have dismantled dozens of mines in the streets of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Iran to UN: US and Israeli regime seek to turn peaceful protests into violent chaos

Lithuania plans to allocate €100 million for the construction of a military training ground in the town of Kapčiamiestis, located in the Suwalki Corridor, near the borders of Poland, Belarus, and the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation. #Lithuania @new_militarycolumnist

Iran | Iraqi: According to the US administration, Iran's assessment that "Israel" and the United States are inciting riots in our country is "delusional"

Europe has no strategy to prevent the possible seizure of Greenland by the US, writes the Financial Times. According to the newspaper, European countries also lack a strategy to prevent the bribery of Greenland residents or pressure on the autonomy to secede from Denmark, which are considered more likely events. Subscribe to TASS / World in Max.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: The world is unaware of how deeply dependent the United States and China are on each other. The ideas that floated around about the United States decoupling from China are flawed. Our dependency on each other is quite significant, and it’s deeper than people think. This will be the most consequential relationship in the next century. Source: TIME

Iran: Iran's message to the United Nations: We categorically reject the destabilizing U.S. practices that undermine the UN Charter.

Protesters in Iran are attacking banking institutions and detention centers. #Iran

The Russian Baltic Fleet corvette "Steregushchiy" in Cape Town, South Africa, where the BRICS+ naval exercises "Mpanani wa chidule - 2026" are taking place. #Africa @new_militarycolumnist

The Nobel Institute stated that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be given away or transferred. This follows Venezuela's María Corina Machado suggesting that her potential 2025 prize be awarded to Trump. The award is considered final and permanent.

Armed clashes broke out west of the capital Baghdad in the Al-Shula area, specifically in "Umm Najm."

Buses withdrew from Sheikh Maqsoud a short while ago, empty, after groups from the QSD militia refused to withdraw from Sheikh Maqsoud.

Ethiopia officially launched the construction of a new international airport in Bishoftu, about 40 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa, on Saturday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced.

Iranian President: Washington is working to incite unrest within Iran and provoke chaos. The people support their country, and the regime is stronger than before.

Al-Jolani Government: Suspension of work at Aleppo International Airport

Following the meeting between Al-Shar'i and Al-Shaybani: We are ready to facilitate constructive communication between the Syrian government and the QSD [Syrian Democratic Forces] to advance a comprehensive and responsible integration process.

Watch|| Video documents the return of the residents of the #Al Ashrafiyah neighborhood in #Aleppo city after it was secured by internal security forces.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The security operation in Aleppo was carried out following repeated violations of the agreed-upon security arrangements.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: The government has adopted a comprehensive national approach since the liberation to unify the security track and consolidate state authority.

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Enforcement of law in Aleppo was carried out with transparency, rule of law, and principles of non-discrimination to restore public order

Urgent Military source: 5 drones belonging to the QSD that took off from Deir Hafer in the eastern Aleppo countryside, targeting neighborhoods in Aleppo, were shot down.

Al Jazeera correspondent from a military source: QSD forces entrenched in Yassin Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood are preparing to move towards northeastern Syria.

Syria: SDF: We categorically affirm that our forces did not target any civilian area in Aleppo and that the promoted claims are false and not based on any facts.

China's Harbin Ice and Snow Festival has opened. Thousands of tourists are flocking to Northeast China to admire this extraordinary spectacle. The event will continue until mid-February, attracting visitors from all over the world.

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A Syrian security source told Al Jazeera: QSD drones are flying in the skies of Aleppo city.

Violent explosions shake Anbar Governorate.

Aleppo Governor: Our priority is to establish security, secure the people, and remove all mines from the neighborhoods.

Syrian Army Operations Command: We announce the cessation of all military operations within the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo starting at 3 PM.

QSD Forces: We reject the Damascus government's claims of tunnels under a hospital in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo

URGENT BREAKING NEWS: The Internal Security Forces secured the exit of civilians from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood to safe areas in the city of Aleppo. 🟡 Free Syria News Network Urgent Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Aleppo City Council, the Directorate of Emergency and Disaster Management are preparing a number of vehicles and service machinery to enter the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood to commence cleaning, debris removal, and infrastructure maintenance operations.

Unplug everything from the sockets: voltage in Kyiv is very unstable. A similar situation is observed in the Zhytomyr region.

URGENT Footage of the entry of Internal Security Forces and members of the UNIT A1 unit into the #Sheikh_Maqsoud neighborhood in the city of #Aleppo. 🟡 Free Syrian News Network Urgent Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

BREAKING NEWS: Internal Security Forces entering the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo to complete search and inspection operations and secure the area. 🟡 Free Syrian News Network Urgent Service || Subscribe to the WhatsApp channel 👇 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9oCqMBadmbK22OTv3F

Syrian Interior Ministry: Security units have begun their duties in protecting civilians and preserving property in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

"Reuters" citing Syrian security sources: Approximately 300 Kurdish forces elements remain in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo this morning.

Aleppo Internal Security Commander told Al Jazeera: "The displaced people from Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood will return to their homes within two days."

Internal security chief in Aleppo told Al Jazeera: "Displaced people will return to their homes in the Al-Ashrafiyah neighborhood completely."

Iran: Army: The enemy, whose hands are stained with the blood of our people in its recent war, seeks to ignite sedition under the pretext of protecting the Iranian people.

Aleppo Internal Security Chief to Al Jazeera: We have information that members of QSD are hiding in a tunnel near Yassin Hospital in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF): We call on United Nations organizations to intervene immediately to evacuate the wounded from Khalid Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

SANA: Internal Security Forces begin entering Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood in Aleppo in coordination with the army to complete search and security operations.

SANA: An element of the QSD organization detonated himself against the Syrian Army forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

A military source told Lisan Anda: The QSD [Syrian Democratic Forces] organization booby-trapped its vehicles in the streets of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo, and the army is working to dismantle them.

Fars News Agency citing Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council: 'We are in the midst of a war, with no peace and no ceasefire.'

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Iran protests: I can clearly see that Israel will not have the ending it expects. The Iranian people know which issues to react to, for whom, and to what extent.

Aleppo Governor: Competent authorities are following up on their field operations to establish security in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh. We call for full adherence to the instructions issued by the competent authorities. The curfew continues in the areas announced by the Operations Authority until further notice. We ask the displaced persons not to return to their neighborhoods at the current time.

Aleppo Governor: We ask the displaced not to head to the Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods except after prior coordination, for their safety.

BREAKING: Syrian Army: We announce the completion of a full security sweep of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo.

SANA, citing a military source: Large quantities of ammunition, light weapons, and explosives prepared for detonation were confiscated in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

One of the QSD militia casualties during the clashes that took place between them and the Jabhat al-Nusra gangs in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

Syrian Army Operations Command: The army will destroy any source of fire to ensure the security and stability of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and protect the residents.

SANA reported, citing a military source: We are working on arranging the entry of the Internal Security Forces into the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood as soon as the sweeping operations are completed.

QSD Media Center: A tank was destroyed and a suicide drone belonging to Damascus government factions was shot down during their attempt to storm Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.