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Damascus has denied reports that Saudi Arabia requested Syrian troops for the kingdom or Yemen, affirming its support for Saudi and Gulf security while maintaining a policy of stability and avoiding the opening of new fronts. The denial follows Syrian-Saudi talks and a statement by the Mecca Pact on activating mutual defence commitments after Houthi attacks.
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Damascus has denied reports that Saudi Arabia requested Syrian troops for the kingdom or Yemen, affirming its support for Saudi and Gulf security while maintaining a policy of stability and avoiding the opening of new fronts. The denial follows Syrian-Saudi talks and a statement by the Mecca Pact on activating mutual defence commitments after Houthi attacks.
Syrian internal security forces announced the arrest of seven former regime members in operations in Hama province, including one of the founders of the Hawks Regiment and a member known as the “Tiger’s Foal”. It said the detainees were accused of murder, abduction, torture and extortion between 2011 and 2024, adding that investigations were continuing ahead of their referral to the courts.
Syria’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of Khaled Raed Bayrouni, known as ‘Abu Hassan Doushka’, during a security operation in Damascus countryside. It accused him of responsibility for the bombing of the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs in December 2025, which killed eight people, as well as plotting sectarian attacks.
Residents of Jaba village in the Quneitra countryside held a funeral for 22-year-old Muhammad Dabbour after the Syrian Red Crescent received his body in coordination with UN forces. The funeral coincided with other shooting incidents and Israeli military movements in Quneitra and around Beit Jin in the Damascus countryside.
The Syrian Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of Jamal Trabulsi, who served as Mirac Oral’s deputy during Bashar al-Assad’s rule. It accused him of taking part in combat operations in the Hama, Idlib and Aleppo countryside, as well as involvement in the Banias and al-Bayda massacres in 2013, according to a statement published through its official channels.
Israeli forces entered the village of al-Asbah in the Quneitra countryside of southern Syria, while raiding homes, launching illuminating flares and flying a drone, according to Syrian media. The Israeli army announced that it had killed a person it described as a “suspect”, claiming he had attempted to infiltrate one of its positions in the security zone.
Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said Amman and Damascus coordinate daily to combat smuggling and train Syrian security agencies, announcing that 15,342 drug cases had been recorded this year. He also discussed overcrowding in rehabilitation centres, border-crossing development, the return of Syrians, conditions in the West Bank and the impact of unemployment on security and society.
Syrian presidential media adviser Ahmed Muwaffaq Zaidan denied reports of direct contacts and talks between the Syrian government and Hezbollah in Türkiye, stressing that Damascus supports the Lebanese state and negotiates only with it. The denial followed a Syrian announcement that a cell allegedly affiliated with the group had been detained; Hezbollah in turn denied any activity inside Syria.
Syrian internal security forces announced the arrest of seven former regime members in operations in Hama province, including one of the founders of the Hawks Regiment and a member known as the “Tiger’s Foal”. It said the detainees were accused of murder, abduction, torture and extortion between 2011 and 2024, adding that investigations were continuing ahead of their referral to the courts.
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Syria’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of Khaled Raed Bayrouni, known as ‘Abu Hassan Doushka’, during a security operation in Damascus countryside. It accused him of responsibility for the bombing of the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs in December 2025, which killed eight people, as well as plotting sectarian attacks.
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Residents of Jaba village in the Quneitra countryside held a funeral for 22-year-old Muhammad Dabbour after the Syrian Red Crescent received his body in coordination with UN forces. The funeral coincided with other shooting incidents and Israeli military movements in Quneitra and around Beit Jin in the Damascus countryside.
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The Syrian Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of Jamal Trabulsi, who served as Mirac Oral’s deputy during Bashar al-Assad’s rule. It accused him of taking part in combat operations in the Hama, Idlib and Aleppo countryside, as well as involvement in the Banias and al-Bayda massacres in 2013, according to a statement published through its official channels.
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Israeli forces entered the village of al-Asbah in the Quneitra countryside of southern Syria, while raiding homes, launching illuminating flares and flying a drone, according to Syrian media. The Israeli army announced that it had killed a person it described as a “suspect”, claiming he had attempted to infiltrate one of its positions in the security zone.
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Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said Amman and Damascus coordinate daily to combat smuggling and train Syrian security agencies, announcing that 15,342 drug cases had been recorded this year. He also discussed overcrowding in rehabilitation centres, border-crossing development, the return of Syrians, conditions in the West Bank and the impact of unemployment on security and society.
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Syrian presidential media adviser Ahmed Muwaffaq Zaidan denied reports of direct contacts and talks between the Syrian government and Hezbollah in Türkiye, stressing that Damascus supports the Lebanese state and negotiates only with it. The denial followed a Syrian announcement that a cell allegedly affiliated with the group had been detained; Hezbollah in turn denied any activity inside Syria.
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