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A Syrian group calling itself the "Islamic Resistance in Syria – Uli al-Bass" claims it fired drones and rockets this evening at an IDF base in the Yarmouk Basin in Syria. The base, Al-Jazeera, sits near the village of Mariyah in the tri-border area. The group says the attack was a response to "enemy violations." The claim spread mainly through Hezbollah-linked accounts and Assad loyalists. Claims are unverified.

The Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria is expected to be dissolved within the coming week, with the SDF folded into the Syrian army, senior Kurdish commander Sippan Hamo said. Hamo, now Deputy Defense Minister, said "the role of the SDF is over."

Syria's Civil Aviation Authority has taken over the Hmeimim international airport in Latakia from Russia, saying work has begun to prepare it for flights.

The handover follows a Syria-Russia deal on the fate of Russian bases, under which civilian infrastructure passes to Damascus while military facilities become joint training centers.

Two people were killed and 13 wounded in a car bomb blast in Jaramana, the Druze area outside Damascus, Syria.

Car bomb explosion near the Al-Rawdah junction in Jaramana, Syria.

A car bomb detonated in Jaramana, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria.

Several casualties reported.

Erdogan is working to reshape the Kurdish arena across Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. His party this week put forward a bill to dismantle the Kurdish underground in return for partial amnesty for some of its members.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Israel's attacks targeting Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity are one of the most serious threats to the country's stability.

The international community must demonstrate a stronger response in the face of Israel's occupying mentality.

It must apply the necessary pressure to ensure compliance with the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement and respect for Syria's sovereignty.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara opposes sending Syrian forces into Lebanon alone, telling the Qatari-owned Lebanese paper Al-Modun that any presence there must involve several Arab states under regional and international oversight.

He is also seeking talks with Hezbollah on disarmament, aiming to fold the group into the Lebanese army.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

They had planned to take over Iran within 48 hours, just as they did Syria.

Despite all the hardships and challenges, today Iran is spoken of as a powerful country with great dignity and honor.

Syria's army has declared a military alert, no reason given, sources tell Al Arabiya. Pro-Iranian media report a major mobilization near the Iraq border.

Damascus has agreed to sharply cut Russian oil imports as part of talks with Washington over lifting the last major U.S. sanctions on Syria, per Reuters.

The Lebanese army seized a cache of 122mm Grad rockets smuggled in from Syria. Two members of the smuggling network were arrested.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem: "A stable Syria supports Lebanon, just as a stable Lebanon supports Syria."

Qassem said a public meeting between Hezbollah and Syria's leadership faces no obstacle and can be held when both sides see fit. He also credited the "memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States" as the path to an IDF withdrawal from Lebanon.

Syria's internal security located Grad rockets hidden near al-Harra in Daraa province, southern Syria, a few kilometers from Israel.

Syria warned Iraq that any attack from its territory will draw retaliation. Suspected militia activity near the border was also flagged directly to Iraqi officials, per Al Arabiya.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

We will not allow Erdogan to strengthen Syria against us. We know how to defend Israel's interests.

There is no direct military confrontation between Israel and Türkiye at the moment, and we have no desire to enter one.

But Erdogan should also make sure he has no such ambition, because our strength is with us.

We are not intimidated.

Israeli Minister of Energy Eli Cohen:

We will not accept Turkey's entrenchment in Syria.

If Turkey establishes bases in Syria, we will also act to establish bases within Syria itself.

Hezbollah is struggling to resupply positions in southern Lebanon as the Lebanese Army tightens control over key routes, Lebanese military and political sources report. Arms smuggling from Syria has fallen nearly 30%. IRGC officers are helping upgrade the group's missiles and drones amid weapons and manpower shortages.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

We are not considering military intervention. Rather, we are trying to help Lebanon.

Syria has several cards it can offer, and we place them at the disposal of the Lebanese state, which can use them as it sees fit.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

We should never be forced to choose between Israeli ambitions and Iranian ambitions in the region.

The region itself must have its own independent policy and its own independent identity.

NEW: Syria is working toward a security arrangement with Israel involving several international partners, al Sharaa tells Al Jazeera.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Lebanon is always faced with two options: either an Israeli occupation or a civil war.

So, we are trying to discuss with the Lebanese government a set of solutions that could lead Lebanon to safety and for Lebanon to benefit from the current Syrian renaissance and the interest in Syria, by being part of this comprehensive reform happening in the region.