Turkish foreign minister accuses the YPG terror group of fuelling division as clashes intensify, civilian deaths mount, and Damascus presses ahead with post-Assad security drive.

Turkey's military is ready to "support" Syria in its battle with Kurdish fighters in the northwestern city of Aleppo if Damascus asks for help, a defence ministry official said Thursday.

Furthermore, it was agreed to begin talks between Jerusalem and Damascus in civilian areas, including medicine, energy, and agriculture, The 'Post' has learned. Israel, Syria, and the United States agreed to establish a joint “fusion mechanism” to serve as a communication cell for intelligence sharing,

Syria and Israel have agreed to set up a joint mechanism after US-mediated talks in Paris on Tuesday, in what they are calling a “dedicated communication cell” aimed at sharing intelligence and coordinating military de-escalation.

A Syrian source close to President Ahmed al-Shara says Damascus is open to a U.S.-backed security initiative with Israel, including a joint coordination mechanism

Three rockets hit the Mazzeh area of the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, local authorities said, adding that one damaged a mosque and another landed near a military airport. Syria's official SANA news agency had earlier reported that an unidentified missile had struck the area without causing any casualties.

Suwayda has become a de facto autonomous zone after the failure of government forces backed by Sunni tribal fighters to impose control in July. Al-Hijri openly appealed to Israel, whose intervention forced Damascus to retreat.

There is no longer any space in which reasonable people can argue that Syria’s current leadership has not become a US-aligned force that seeks further cooperation with the Israelis.

Syria’s government declared Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh a closed military zone as fighting with SDF escalated, with civilian deaths reported and mass evacuations underway.