🏴 | Breaking — Protests erupted along the Syrian coast among the Alawite minority due to ongoing killings and kidnappings targeting their community. Protesters demanded federalism in Syria as a means of protecting their community. Shortly afterward, the demonstrations were attacked by HTS militants and their supporters. In Latakia, several protesters were seriously injured after forces affiliated with the Damascus–HTS administration opened fire on demonstrators.

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🇮🇳 | “Killed for ‘Looking Chinese’: Northeastern Indian Student Lynched in Dehradun, India –

• A 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura, Anjel Chakma, died in a Dehradun hospital after battling for his life for more than two weeks following a racially motivated attack.

• The incident occurred on 9 December in the Selaqui area of Dehradun, when Anjel was out buying groceries with his younger brother, Michael.

• According to friends, Anjel never fully regained consciousness during the 14 days he spent in hospital and succumbed to his injuries on Friday.

• The attack was allegedly triggered by racial abuse, with a group of men mocking the brothers for their appearance and using derogatory language, reportedly assuming they were Chinese.

• When Anjel calmly objected and defended himself, the situation escalated, and he was stabbed.

• The Times of India quoted Anjel as saying: “We are not Chinese. We are Indians. What certificate should we show to prove that?”

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🏴‍☠ |The tanks of terrorist Julani are entering the Azari roundabout in Latakia.

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🏴‍☠️ | Syrian protesters carrying out a casualty injured in the clashes with Foreign invaders' forces in Latakia.

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🇮🇷:🇷🇺 | Iran launches three new satellites—Kowsar-1.5, Paya (Tolou-3), and Zafar-2—aboard the Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket. The launch marks another step in Iran’s expanding space and satellite program. The satellites are intended for remote sensing, research, and communications-related missions.

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🫶🏻 Congratulations, superbrain!

✅ | Targeting, abusing, using slurs, disgracing the honor and sanctity of the Prophet and his Ahlulbayt is haram in the core teachings of all Islamic sects. Whoever, from any sect or affiliation, engages in such acts commits apostasy and must be taken to lawful courts and dealt with according to the constitutional and legal provisions mentioned in the fiqh.

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🇾🇪 | Statement by Sayyid Leader Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi on the Latest Developments in Somalia:

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate,

In an aggressive step that falls within the framework of the Zionist enemy’s conspiracies against our Islamic nation, the Israeli enemy has announced its recognition of the Somaliland region as an entity separate from Somalia. This hostile stance targets Somalia and its African surroundings, and also targets Yemen, the Red Sea, and the countries on both shores of the Red Sea.

This aggressive Zionist move aims to establish a foothold in Somalia to target the region, and also seeks to fragment the countries of the region under a plan that is not limited to Somalia alone. Rather, its openly declared noscript is “changing the Middle East.” All of this is something our entire nation must confront in every possible way.

The Israeli enemy’s declaration in itself is false and has no value whatsoever in the balance of truth or law. It is an act of aggression with aggressive objectives and a hostile agenda, coming from an occupying entity that lacks legitimacy for itself—so how could it possess legitimacy to grant it to others?

However, the Israeli enemy will work behind this move to expand the circle of recognition and cooperation with it by other parties and countries. It seeks to turn the Somaliland region into a foothold for hostile activities against Somalia, African countries, Yemen, and Arab countries, in a manner that threatens the security of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It will also work toward further fragmentation and disintegration of other countries in the same way it has pursued in Somalia.

In response to this Zionist aggression against Somalia and the region, we emphasize the following:

The necessity for the Arab and Islamic position to be firm and serious in standing alongside Somalia, supporting the Somali people, thwarting the Israeli enemy’s schemes, and exerting pressure on the traitors collaborating with it in the Somaliland region. This also includes taking action at the international level and adopting a firm stance within all international institutions in support of Somalia.

We affirm our steadfast position alongside the brotherly Somali people against the Israeli enemy, and that we will take all possible supportive measures to stand with them. Among these measures is considering any Israeli presence in the Somaliland region as a military target for our armed forces, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen and a threat to the security of the region. Firm measures must be taken against it. We will not accept that any part of Somalia be transformed into a foothold for the Israeli enemy at the expense of Somalia’s independence and sovereignty, the security of the Somali people, and the security of the region and the Red Sea.

We also call upon all countries on both shores of the Red Sea, as well as the Arab and Islamic world, to take concrete steps and practical measures to prevent the Israeli enemy from violating Somalia and other Muslim and independent countries.

We further stress the necessity for the entire الأمة (Ummah) to stand together in support of the oppressed Palestinian people. Any failure in this regard gives the Israeli enemy an opportunity to pursue its conspiracies against other countries, for it is an enemy of the entire Ummah and a danger to the countries of the region unless its aggressive plots are confronted with firmness, seriousness, and responsibility.

And Allah is sufficient for us, and sufficient is Allah as a Guardian, and sufficient is Allah as a Helper.

Your brother,
Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi
8 Rajab 1447 AH

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🏴‍☠️ | Former Israeli National Security Council official, Cheri Fain Grossman, said:

Somaliland has significantly increased its strategic importance to Israel following Houthi attacks and the escalation in the maritime domain.

From Israel’s perspective, Somaliland is viewed as a potential partner, particularly as it is developing cooperation with key regional actors, foremost among them the United Arab Emirates.

There is no clear evidence of public American opposition to Israel’s move to recognize Somaliland. However, it remains uncertain whether there is American consensus or support regarding the timing of such recognition.

According to the Israeli view, the critical importance of relations with Somaliland does not hinge on whether other countries recognize it. The fundamental issue is whether the two sides can build a strategic alliance in the Red Sea, encompassing close security and economic dimensions.

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🔔 | HOURLY UPDATES

Iran / Iraq / United States
• Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammed Kazem Al-Sadeq, stated that Tehran has detected American spy aircraft using Iraqi airspace to monitor Iranian territory.
• He warned against US support for Zionist airstrikes conducted within Iraqi airspace.
• Al-Sadeq affirmed Iran’s readiness to respond to any hostile action, while stressing respect for Iraq’s sovereignty and its government’s decisions.

Occupied Syria
• General Security vehicles were deployed in Al-Azhari and Al-Zaraa squares in Latakia following calls by Alawite leader Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal for demonstrations.
• Peaceful protesters began gathering in Al-Saadi Square in Tartous.
• Julani-terror groups opened fire on protesters in the Al-Anazah area in the countryside of Baniyas to disperse demonstrations.
• Dozens of protesters were injured by gunfire and clashes in Al-Azhar Square, Latakia, according to local sources.
• The Syrian Observatory reported that protesters were injured after being attacked with batons by supporters of the transitional authority near the Amara roundabout in Jableh.
• Julani’s forces arrested a number of protesters in the city of Homs.
• Syrian news outlets reported direct gunfire by outlaw groups toward security patrols at Al-Saadi Roundabout in Tartous.
• Tartous Governor Ahmed Shami confirmed that two internal security personnel were killed in an attack on their center during protests following the mosque attack in Homs.
• HTS gangs reportedly began sending reinforcements to the Syrian coast.
• Israeli occupation forces infiltrated the outskirts of Kodneh town in the Quneitra countryside and arrested five young men.
• SANA reported Israeli infiltration west of the village of Saida Al-Hanout in southern Quneitra.

Occupied Palestine – West Bank
• The Palestinian Authority prime minister instructed all relevant institutions to address the aftermath of Israeli aggression on Qabatiya, south of Jenin, including repairing infrastructure and restoring services, particularly schools.
• The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office reported that Israeli authorities extended the detention of Ahmad Abu al-Rab from Jenin by 11 days, transferred him wounded from hospital to Shin Bet interrogation, arrested his brothers, and sealed his family home in Qabatiya.
• Israeli settlers cut down around 40 olive trees in Mukhmas, East Jerusalem.
• Settlers also set fire to a Palestinian vehicle in Huwara and sprayed racist graffiti on a home.
• Israel’s Central Court in Haifa sentenced three youths from Zalafa to prison terms of 11, 11, and 7 years respectively over the May 2021 Hibat al-Karama events, and imposed fines of 75,000 shekels on each.

Occupied Palestine – Gaza
• Ten prisoners from the Gaza Strip arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah after being released from Israeli prisons.
• The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate reported that 706 Palestinians from journalists’ families in Gaza have been killed since the start of the war.

Yemen
• Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held urgent consultations with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan regarding the evolving security situation in Yemen.
• Iran and Saudi Arabia are reportedly seeking a joint strategy to counter the UAE-led advance in southern and central Yemen.
• Yemen’s National Defence Council, aligned with the Saudi-backed government, discussed mobilizing a large force amid rising tensions with UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces.
• Saudi warplanes reportedly broke the sound barrier over Seiyun in the UAE-backed Hadhrami Elite Forces-controlled Hadhramaut Governorate.

Israel
• Israeli police forcibly reopened a major road after Haredi protesters blocked it over the arrest of draft evaders.
• Despite an ICC arrest warrant, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed through the airspace of Greece, Italy, and France en route to Florida, where he is scheduled to meet former US President Donald Trump for the sixth time this year.

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🇮🇷 | On Netanyahu’s Visit and the Return of War Against Iran:

• The return of war against Iran can be described as inevitable; what remains uncertain is the timing, which depends on the enemy’s readiness to withstand Iranian attacks and prepare for destruction greater than what it witnessed in the previous round, while the Iranian armed forces accelerate the production of more missiles and prepare themselves for the next confrontation.
• The American side agrees with Netanyahu on the necessity of tightening the noose around Tehran to the maximum extent possible, but there is a disagreement between the two sides over timing and method.
The American view is that the Iranian nuclear program has completely halted following the strikes on the Fordow and Natanz facilities. Whether the project was fully destroyed or not is secondary; what matters is that the Iranian nuclear program is no longer advancing at the same pace as before the aggression. Maximum economic pressure on Tehran, according to Washington, will achieve what the U.S. administration wants—forcing Iran to submit to American conditions—even if this path takes a year, two years, or even until the end of the Trump administration.
• On the other hand, Netanyahu sees what remains of his government’s term as a golden opportunity to deliver a decisive blow by destroying Iran’s ballistic missile program and also targeting political or military figures whom the enemy previously failed to eliminate. This, in his view, could lead to the collapse of the system by reigniting unrest inside Iran or weakening it to a very significant degree. Netanyahu is therefore trying to convince Trump of the necessity of launching a war in the coming months.
• There is also an American concern regarding the Iranian file: Washington is not currently considering an attempt to overthrow the Iranian system, as such an attempt is not guaranteed and does not decisively ensure regime change in Tehran. It could also push Iran to take unpredictable steps.
Moreover, a sudden change of regime would have dangerous repercussions for the Americans and the region, making Netanyahu’s dream of regime change merely an unattainable fantasy. Here it must be noted that the Americans certainly want to get rid of the system in Iran, but in the manner of the collapse of the former Syrian regime—not as occurred in Iraq or Afghanistan.
• There is no doubt that Netanyahu’s visit will bring an American green light for launching aggression against Iran, as he does not want to miss his golden opportunity. However, the crucial question is: to what extent will the Americans be involved in the next round?
Will Trump agree to a comprehensive war with direct and extensive American participation, risking U.S. bases and allies in the region? Or will the American role remain limited to operating air defense systems and supporting the enemy’s air force through refueling aircraft and special munitions?
• There is also no doubt that destroying Iran’s missile program is nearly impossible, given the existence of underground factories and their wide distribution across Iranian territory. Compensating Iran’s losses in the missile field is far easier than compensating nuclear losses. We must wait and see on what pretext Trump will be convinced to wage a new war.
• At the Iranian level, as mentioned, Iranian forces are on constant readiness 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without interruption. The Iranian side has drawn the necessary lessons from the previous war, and all of this will be seen—not merely heard. I am certain that the enemy will look back on the June aggression with regret, in light of the strikes it will receive.

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🇮🇷: 🇷🇺 | Iran’s ambassador praises Russia’s support after the successful launch of three Iranian satellites, affirming: a scientific achievement that heralds a more secure future

Iran’s ambassador to Moscow expressed his appreciation this evening, following the successful launch of three Iranian satellites from the Vostochny Spaceport, for Russia’s cooperation. He stated that this achievement embodies the knowledge and capabilities of the country’s youth, stands as a symbol of Iran’s scientific strength, and heralds a bright future and a more secure life for all of us.

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🇾🇪 | Nasr al-Din Amer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Yemeni News Agency SABA and Deputy Head of Ansar Allah’s Media Authority, stated:

“One of the most important reasons behind the hysteria that gripped Zionist media and its mouthpieces after Sana’a announced the uncovering of their cells is that this dealt a strong blow to the narrative of Zionist and American intelligence invincibility, and to the claim that their infiltrations are beyond confrontation.

But thanks be to God, what has been uncovered is only a small part; there is something far greater and more significant yet to come. Praise be to God for His guidance and support.”

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🗞️ | Khalil Nasrallah:

In his statement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said:

“We consider any Israeli presence in Somaliland a military target for our forces.”

Sana’a clearly understands the Israeli objective, and through this declaration, it has taken upon itself the responsibility of obstructing the project.

It is a direct message to Israel: you are under our threat, and Somaliland is not the same as your strategic depth.

Sayyed al-Houthi’s position goes beyond that of all Arab and Islamic regimes, because he did not merely issue a condemnation, but openly declared confrontation with the Israeli project there.

Sana’a is a major regional player.

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🇾🇪 | The Supreme Political Council warns the Zionist entity against any attempts to use any part of Somali territory as a foothold to implement its aggressive, intelligence, and military agendas

The Supreme Political Council considered the Zionist entity’s announcement recognizing the “Somaliland” region as a separate entity from the Federal Republic of Somalia to be a blatant act of aggression and a clear violation of the sovereignty and unity of the sisterly Republic of Somalia, as well as an overt interference in its internal affairs.

In a statement, the Council affirmed its full solidarity with the brotherly Somali people and their inalienable right to preserve the unity of their land, their sovereignty, and the independence of their national decision making.

It strongly condemned this recognition issued by an usurping entity that lacks legitimacy for itself, noting that it comes within the framework of the Zionist entity’s expansionist schemes aimed at destabilizing security and stability in the Arab and African regions, threatening international navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and undermining Arab and Islamic national security.

The Council warned the Zionist entity against any endeavors or attempts to take any part of Somali territory as a foothold to carry out its aggressive, intelligence, and military agendas, stressing that such actions constitute a direct threat to the security and stability of the entire region, with consequences not limited to Somalia alone.

It held all parties complicit with the Zionist entity in the Somaliland region fully responsible politically, legally, and morally for the repercussions of this dangerous course and the resulting threats to the security of Somalia and the region.

The Supreme Political Council emphasized that any Zionist presence or activity on Somali territory will be considered a military target for the armed forces, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and against Yemeni, Arab, and Islamic national security, and will not be treated as a fait accompli or an acceptable reality.

The Council affirmed that Somalia’s security is inseparable from Yemen’s security, that regional security is a shared responsibility, and that the nation, if it unites its positions, is capable of thwarting all Zionist conspiracies regardless of their tools or changing pretexts.

It renewed its principled and steadfast stance opposing normalization, rejecting recognition of the Zionist entity, and supporting the just causes of the nation, foremost the Palestinian cause, as the first line of defense for the nation’s security and dignity. Abandoning it opens the door for the Zionist enemy to plunder peoples’ resources and target their states one after another.

Finally, the Supreme Political Council called on all states on both sides of the Red Sea, and on the Arab and Islamic world, to take practical steps to prevent the Israeli scheme from violating Somalia and the region as a whole.

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