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What the hell are you talking about—“wounds of war in Syrian society”—when this was unthinkable just two years ago? This is what those son-of-a-bitch activists are defending with their “you won't let Syria recover” rhetoric, when in reality you want innocent people to be killed starting in December 2024 so that “social justice” can be satisfied. I hope this happens in your shitty homes in safe Western neighborhoods. Nothing lasts forever.

Tonight terrorist sympathizers began attacking Mezzeh district in Damascus, accusing the neighbors, mostly alawites, to protect "Assad remnants". While stores are burning MoI security forces acted in passive mode, without a serious intervention to stop the mob but even escorting it. 🇸🇾

Tonight terrorist sympathizers began attacking Mezzeh district in Damascus, accusing the neighbors, mostly alawites, to protect "Assad remnants". While stores are burning MoI security forces acted in passive mode, without a serious intervention to stop the mob. 🇸🇾

The abandoned airstrips and most of Podoly is now under Russian control. Still some houses to be combed but Ukrainian isolated troops retreated westwards through the forest.

Didn't comment Dovha Balka (which is orange dot) because it's contested. Combats continue inside the locality.

Over the past three days, several videos have emerged showing troops raising flags in localities in the eastern bank of Oskil river. However, the combing operations are proceeding slowly, so it is premature to speak of full Russian control in those areas. Nevertheless, these videos appear to confirm that the Ukrainian presence east and southeast of Kupiansk is coming to an end. 🇷🇺🇺🇦

⚡️🇺🇸🇴🇲🇦🇪 —The United States military has overseen clandestine ship-to-ship oil transfers off Fujairah (UAE) and Sohar (Oman) to maintain Gulf energy exports using aerial drones, water drones, and helicopters to guide convoys — Reuters citing shipping data, satellite imagery, and 11 familiar sources. ➡️ The mission began in early May and has involved at least 92 vessels, with satellite imagery tracking 17 pairs of ships conducting simultaneous transfers near Persian Gulf Strait Authority boundaries as recently as June 11. ➡️ A U.S. Apache helicopter shot down by Iran on June 9—sparking retaliatory U.S. bombings—was embedded in the operation; six tanker pairs were clustered off Sohar during the incident, and both crew members were rescued by an unmanned surface vessel. ➡️ A U.S. defense official stated no CENTCOM forces participate in the offshore transfers, which continued despite repeated Iranian fire targeting Fujairah port and ambiguous diplomatic frameworks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. ✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

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Two days earlier, on June 14, Trump invited Jolani to the White House to discuss a range of regional issues, including the opening of a new front against Hezbollah in exchange for economic support; consequently, the STG deployed new troops to Al Quseir, near the Lebanese border. Following the memorandum, this possibility appears to be fading. However, Israel’s willingness to continue the war in Lebanon could revive the idea of turning the Syrian puppet state into a tool to weaken the resistance in Lebanon, which, following the fall of the previous Syrian government, has been cut off by land from Iran. Jolani is under pressure. On the one hand, he needs international support to rebuild a country given his inability to manage a territory much larger than Idlib; but on the other hand, attacking Hezbollah would mean that the STG would become yet another enemy for the resistance axis and Iran, with serious consequences for his future as the authority in Damascus.

During the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, U.S. President Donald Trump raised the possibility of the STG taking on Hezbollah instead of Israel, which he said was unhappy with its military buildup in southern Lebanon, unable to subdue the resistance groups. 🇺🇸🇸🇾

I could also argue that the Iranian opposition is another loser in this regional war, but for that to be true, it would have had to be a key player from the very beginning, whereas in reality it has remained irrelevant. It has no influence in Iran, not even among social sectors critical of the current political regime. As allies of the U.S. and Israel, the Shah of Persia and his movement are viewed by Iranians themselves as traitors and foreign agents. Any future reform process in the Islamic Republic will not include this movement.

The Lebanese government is another loser in this regional war. Focused on reaching an agreement with Israel—which involved normalizing relations, the indefinite cession of part of its territory, and sealing the fate of a significant sector of its population (not only Shiite but also Christian)—it was ultimately the Islamic Republic of Iran that imposed peace through military force and pressure alongside Hezbollah & other resistance groups, inflicting severe attrition on the occupying Zionist army. Joseph Aoun’s credibility has plummeted among a segment of the Lebanese population, exacerbating internal tensions in a country with great multiconfessional diversity. Meanwhile, the “Hezbollah state” will gain more supporters in southern and eastern Lebanon.

His Excellency the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Joseph Aoun, has issued the following statement: 🇱🇧 I have followed with interest the announcement of the memorandum of understanding reached between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and what it entails in terms of confirming the cessation of military operations and escalation in the region, including Lebanon. In this context, I appreciate what this memorandum contains regarding respect for Lebanon’s specific circumstances and the recognition that Lebanon’s stability and security are an integral part of any serious effort to consolidate stability in the region, following the sacrifices and heavy burdens that the Lebanese people have endured during the past period. The Lebanese people, especially the people of the regions that suffered aggression and destruction and who lost their loved ones, their livelihoods, and their homes, now hope that these understandings will translate into practical steps that bring a definitive end to the spiral of violence and usher in a phase of stability, security, recovery, and reconstruction. I would also like to extend my gratitude to all the countries and entities that contributed to the drafting of this memorandum, and to all those who worked to include Lebanon in the efforts aimed at ending the escalation and halting military operations on the various fronts, based on their understanding of the magnitude of the suffering that the Lebanese people have endured over the past months. And Lebanon hopes that this development will mark the beginning of a broader path that strengthens stability in the region, preserves the sovereignty of states and the rights of their peoples, and allows the Lebanese to devote themselves to rebuilding what was destroyed and resuming their normal lives under a secure and stable state.

Exclusive: The Ukrainian army is withdrawing from eastern Kostiantynivka. Following the loss of the eastern sector, Russian forces have entered the northern districts of Novoselivka and Chervonyi, cutting off Ukrainian land supply lines to the city. As a result, over the past four days, Ukrainian forces have withdrawn their troops from the Shanghai, Hora, and metallurgical districts, as well as neighborhoods 92 and 81, back to Serhiia Isaieva Street (48°31'47.0“N 37°42'13.5”E). Russian troops are also advancing from Bilousova Street to the intersection with Oleksy Tykhoho (48°32'13.8“N 37°41'15.5”E), increasing pressure on the Ukrainian garrison in the “historic center.” Currently, only 20% of the city remains under firm Ukrainian control, while 30% remains in a gray zone, where mop-up operations are underway, with isolated Ukrainian troops still present. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.533478955436436%2C37.70449960916128&z=13 ]

Amid terrorist mobs targeting minorities & dissidents, ISIS launched new attacks in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor against STG and MOI troops, killing two government forces members in Raqqa. (In Deir Ezzor, the killing of a foreign terrorist affiliated with the STG suggests a covert government operation, despite ISIS’s accusations that it was responsible.) As previously mentioned, the fall of the SDF has not led to improved conditions in these governorates; rather, they have become even more impoverished. With a collapsed currency where excuses about sanctions (which have already been lifted) no longer hold water, the new authorities in Damascus’s complete lack of governance has significantly increased tensions among the population, which is largely tribal in eastern Syria. ISIS is exploiting the situation of the mobs and the goal of “social justice” to expand its support base in these territories, where many former ISIS members and their families have resettled following the dismantling of refugee and prisoner camps.

The most concerning situation is in Damascus and Latakia, where terrorist sympathizers are threatening minority neighborhoods to abandon their homes, accusing them of protecting “remnants of Assad” and seeking an excuse to continue the pattern of persecution they have been carrying out since January 2025.

The most concerning situation is in Damascus and Latakia, where terrorist sympathizers are threatening minority neighborhoods to abandon their homes, accusing them of protecting “remnants of Assad” and seeking an excuse to continue the pattern of persecution they have been carrying out since January 2025.

The situation has reached such a point that clashes have spread to eastern Homs, a conservative tribal area where terrorist sympathizers—under the pretext of pursuing “regime elements”—have burned and ransacked businesses. The Ministry of Interior’s security forces are struggling to keep the situation under control, though in some cases they have acted passively, allowing the mob to act freely. Amid this climate, ISIS is stoking the conflict to expand its support base “in the face of a transitional government lacking the capacity for social justice.”

A new wave of violence in Syria. Sunnis are not spared. 🇸🇾 On June 14, local clashes broke out in various towns in Idlib and Aleppo, during which “regime elements” were lynched in response to the lack of justice from the new Syrian authorities. While it is true that some of those killed were involved in crimes during the previous political regime, the STG’s supporters are using the demand for justice as an excuse to intensify the constant wave of hatred—no longer directed solely against minorities, but also against Sunni citizens who do not support the new authorities in Damascus, who have been killed with impunity in recent hours.

Israel rejects peace. 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Despite the announcement of the memorandum between Iran and the U.S., Israeli forces have not only shown no intention of de-escalating the conflict but have intensified their attacks in Lebanon. On June 14, Israeli forces launched a powerful attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut, leaving people dead and wounded. The attack was strongly criticized by Iranian authorities, who warned that peace was only possible with a complete cessation of hostilities across all fronts. This jeopardizes the signing of the memorandum scheduled for this Friday. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, Israeli aggression in Lebanon has left 3,783 dead and 11,699 wounded since March 2.