— 🇸🇾/🇮🇶 NEW: The HTS-led 'Syrian Salvation Government', after asking Russia not to bomb it, now desperately asks Iraq not to interfere in Syria, calls Iraq 'brotherly nation'

'To the esteemed Iraqi government, to the great people of Iraq, peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you, and we wish for stability in Iraq and in any country in the region. The Political Affairs Department of the Syrian Salvation Government would like to emphasize the solid fraternal and friendly relationship between the Syrian people and the Iraqi people, a relationship that extends throughout history as brotherhood and a common destiny have always brought us together.

We in 'Free Syria' fully believe that our common interests require continuous cooperation and understanding between our two brotherly countries. The Syrian revolution, which was launched for freedom and dignity, is a revolution that seeks to liberate the Syrian people from the injustice of the criminal Assad regime, and does not pose any threat to regional security

We in the Salvation Government reassure the Iraqi government and the brotherly Iraqi people that Syria will not be a source of anxiety or tension in the region. On the contrary, we are committed to developing and strengthening fraternal cooperation relations with Iraq, to ensure the stability of the region and achieve the common interests of our two peoples'

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— 🇸🇾/ 🇸🇾 WATCH: The Syrian Arab Army carrying out operations against HTS terrorists in Hama countryside earlier today

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— ❗️🇸🇾/🇮🇶/ 🇮🇶 BREAKING: Convoys of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces entered Syria today to aid the Syrian Arab Army in its fight against terrorism

The PMF consists of various different Shiite militias, many of them Iran-backed, that were originally formed to defeat ISIS back in 2014, which they did with great success.

Several of them are also part of the 'Islamic Resistance in Iraq', which has been launching attacks against Israel and US military bases since Israel's invasion of Gaza in 2023.

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— 🇸🇾/ 🇸🇾 NEW: HTS has informed churches in Aleppo that 'the security of Christians will be guaranteed', but that there will be no public Christmas celebrations this year

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— 🇮🇶/ 🇮🇶 NEW: Iraqi authorities confirm that the Popular Mobilization Forces are only present at the Syrian border to secure the crossings and defend Iraqi territory, not to fight inside Syria

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— ❗️🇮🇱/ 🇱🇧 NEW: After repeated ceasefire violations, Hezbollah warned Israel by launching rockets at the occupied Shebaa Farms – the IDF spokesman says no injuries

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— ❗️🇮🇱/ 🇱🇧 Hezbollah MP: 'We abide by the ceasefire, but we won't allow Israel to play around with us and take us for a fool – we can return to battle if the enemy continues its aggressive stupidity'

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— ❗️🇱🇧 /🇮🇱 Hezbollah has released a statement regarding its first attack in almost a week:

'Following the repeated violations initiated by the Israeli enemy of the ceasefire agreement, which was announced to come into effect at dawn on Wednesday, which take various forms, including firing upon civilians and airstrikes in various parts of Lebanon, leading to the martyrdom of citizens and the injury of others, in addition to the continued violation of Lebanese airspace by hostile Israeli aircraft, reaching the capital Beirut, and since the appeals by the relevant authorities to stop these violations did not succeed:

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon carried out an initial warning defensive response this evening, targeting the Ruwaysat al-Alam site belonging to the Israeli enemy army in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shouba Hills.

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