Mazloum Abdi, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), stated in an interview with a Kurdish network that negotiations took place last week between delegations from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and officials from Syria’s interim government in Damascus
Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy for West Asia, along with General Charles Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited an Israeli military base in the Gaza Strip. The visit was attended by Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, and several senior Israeli commanders. The purpose of the visit was to assess the Israeli army’s withdrawal from areas designated in the recent agreement with Hamas.
A roadside bomb explosion in the town of Jabab, located in Syria’s Daraa province, killed Maher Kanhosh, a former commander of the Khalid ibn al-Walid group—an ISIS-affiliated faction.
The battlefronts in the provinces of Ma’rib, Al-Jawf, and the southern regions remain under ceasefire between Yemeni armed forces and Saudi-led coalition forces. However, tensions persist in occupied areas of Yemen between factions aligned with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including the Islah Party, Tariq Saleh’s forces, and other armed groups.
The United States Senate, in its recent session, overwhelmingly passed the draft defense budget for fiscal year 2026. According to the resolution, the U.S. government is authorized to allocate $130 million from the total defense budget to support the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeast and the Free Syrian Army (Jaysh al-Suriya al-Hurra) in southern Syria.
Hostilities between both sides have paused, and diplomatic contacts have been established between Pakistan’s envoy in Kabul and Taliban officials.
An Israeli drone targeted a civilian vehicle on the Qlaileh–Khirbet Selm road in southern Lebanon on October 11, resulting in the death of one Lebanese citizen. This attack marks a clear breach of the newly agreed ceasefire.
In a bid to restore strained ties with Qatar, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho will temporarily host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots for joint training exercises.
In retaliation for recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and eastern Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have launched cross-border attacks on Pakistani military outposts. These assaults began a few hours ago from the Afghan provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, and Kandahar.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani visited Beirut on October 10, accompanied by Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais and Intelligence Chief Hassan Salama. He held talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
ABC News has reported that the United States is sending 200 military personnel to Israel to establish a specialized coordination center aimed at overseeing the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Following the ceasefire and the beginning of the return of displaced to Gaza City, internal security forces affiliated with Hamas have been deployed in several areas of the city. This move aims to facilitate the return of refugees & ensure security across Gaza.
