President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation (http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75747) with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Presidents had an in-depth discussion of the quickly escalating tensions in Syria.

Vladimir Putin stressed the urgent need to stop radical groups’ terrorist aggression against the Syrian state and provide comprehensive assistance to the legitimate authorities’ efforts to restore stability and constitutional order across the country, including using Ankara’s capabilities in the region.

In this context, the two Leaders spoke in favour of strengthening cooperation both bilaterally and within the framework of the Astana process. The key importance of further close coordination between Russia, Turkiye and Iran to normalise the situation in Syria was highlighted.

🤝 The two countries’ Presidents will stay in touch to continue searching steps to de-escalate the crisis.

A number of topical issues related to further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Turkish cooperation with an emphasis on trade, economic and energy components were also discussed.

The tide is turning in Syria. Kevork says that Assad was in Moscow talking with Putin on last Friday and he says that it will be announced on Syrian TV verifiable.

It was hardly reported that the SAA and the Russian Airforce were turning toward counter-offense when all hell broke loose and they shot up, bombed and missiled everything that moved and looked like a Rent-a-jihadi.

Syrian Army Launches Intense Counter-Offensive with Resistance’s Support:

A very intense counter-offensive is being reported by the Syrian Army and resistance forces, supported by Russian airstrikes targeting terrorist hideouts. These strikes have reportedly resulted in the killing of a large number of terrorists.

It is now clear that several strategic retreats were made to draw terrorists into specific areas, enabling a concentrated operation aimed at eliminating both their forces and commanders.

This operation is expected to last longer and intensify further in the coming days.

Here is a hospital:

Vanessa says: A doctor of the terrorist posted a video from the University Hospital in Aleppo City begging for help after the hospital was overwhelmed with dead and wounded HTS terrorists. https://t.me/VanessaBeeley/34183

The information is becoming to come through cleanly. See and even with a source:
“The Turkish government is determined to drag its economically deteriorating people into lost battles that it has no stake in.

Although the collapse of the Turkish currency almost led the Turkish economy to the abyss, had it not been for the rise in the value of trade with Iraq, which mitigated the impact of that and was a lifeline for the ungrateful neighbor, Erdogan is still gambling with his political future, thinking that he will thus be part of the new Middle East that his secret ally Netanyahu preached.

What everyone must understand, especially the Turkish regime and the Zionist entity, is that Syria will not be a dumping ground for your human waste again, and just as we contributed to repelling your plots against it yesterday, we are ready today with more determination and deeper faith.

Abu Alaa Al-Walaei – Commander of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades”

There is more news. A long list of solidly verifiable discussions that Assad had with allies and what they said. Syria has support. But it was a long day and that will wait for tomorrow.

Statement issued by the General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces:

• The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces confirms that the process of confronting the terrorist attack is proceeding with full success and determination, and the counterattack will soon be moved to reclaim all areas and liberate them from the filth of terrorism.

• The armed terrorist organizations continue to broadcast fake news through all their platforms in the context of a coordinated media war aimed at influencing the morale of our people and our valiant army. Taking advantage of the recent field events that took place in the city of Aleppo and the focus of some international and Arab media outlets on transmitting all news regardless of its accuracy, these organizations have worked to broadcast a huge amount of fake news and rumors targeting a number of Syrian cities.

• The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces calls on our people not to pay attention to these pages or believe the news contained on their false platforms.

• Our valiant army was and will remain a strong and steadfast presence to perform its duty in defending the homeland and citizens against all forms of terrorism and its supporters.

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The city of Aleppo has not fallen. There is active fighting in the territory or the province of Aleppo.

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Initial reports confirm that a Russian airstrike targeted the headquarters of the terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra, where the organization’s leader, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, and senior Ukrainian and Turkish intelligence officers were present.

And this is not bad from RT – https://www.rt.com/news/608469-assad-defeat-terrorists-syria/
and
https://www.rt.com/news/608454-syrian-military-response-aleppo/

In this case, the Russian media has direct information from their two bases and Russian spokespeople, so, the Russian sites quickly got their steam up.

The Iranian Embassy was attacked.

The Russian Air Force’s intense bombing of the Idlib and Al-Bab axes has led to the killing of major terrorist ranks. There is a frustration seen in the terrorist Turkish media regarding the failure of capturing Hama routes.
Hama City: https://t.me/VanessaBeeley/34174

The Syrian Ministry of Defense has dismissed reports circulating on platforms affiliated with armed terrorist organizations, claiming their entry into northern Hama towns like Al-Suqaylabiyah, Hayalin, Muhardah, Al-Lataminah, Halfaya, Taybat Al-Imam, Ma’an, Soran, and Maar Shahour. These reports are false.

Defense Forces Ready for Any Potential Attack

The Ministry confirmed that Syrian armed forces have organized a reinforced defensive line and are fully prepared and ready to repel any potential attack. Syrian and Russian warplanes continue to target terrorist positions.

Claims of Syrian Withdrawal Are Unfounded

A military source emphasized that the claims of Syrian forces withdrawing from Hama are unfounded. Forces are stationed in the northern and eastern parts of Hama, ready to counter any potential assault. Damascus remains secure.

False Narratives Spread by Terrorist Media

The so-called Syrian Observatory and media platforms operated by terrorist groups in Idlib are the main spreaders of these deceptive narratives.

Hama Governor, Kamal Barmo:

• Government institutions and public facilities are operating normally in the Hama, and food rations and fuel are available.

• Syrian army reinforcements have arrived in Hama, and what is being circulated about the entry of vehicles belonging to the “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)” militants is fake and false news, and we call on the people of Hama not to pay attention to the rumors.

Kevork:

🚨🇸🇾 Assad is in Damascus (not hiding in Russia)
🚨🇸🇾 The city of Hama did not fall
🚨🇸🇾 There is no coup in Damascus

This morning’s SAA statement:

Statement issued by the General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces:

• Over the past few days, armed terrorist organizations under the so-called Al-Nusra Front, supported by thousands of foreign terrorists, heavy weapons, and large numbers of drones, launched a broad attack from multiple axes on the Aleppo and Idlib fronts. Our armed forces fought fierce battles against them at various points of engagement extending over a strip exceeding 100 Km to stop their advance. During the battles, dozens of our armed forces were martyred and others were wounded.

• The large numbers of terrorists and the multiple fronts of engagement prompted our armed forces to carry out a redeployment operation aimed at strengthening the defence lines in order to absorb the attack, preserve the lives of civilians and soldiers, and prepare for a counterattack.

• With the continued flow of terrorists across the northern borders and the intensification of military and technical support for them, terrorist organizations were able, during the past hours, to enter large parts of Aleppo city neighborhoods without being able to establish their positions due to our armed forces continuosly targeting them with concentrated and strong strikes, until the arrival of military reinforcements is completed and distributed on the fighting fronts in preparation for launching a counterattack.

• The General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces confirms that this measure it has taken is a temporary measure and that it will work by all possible means to ensure the security and safety of our people in the city of Aleppo, and will continue its operations and carry out its national duty in confronting terrorist organizations to expel them and restore the control of the state and its institutions over the entire city and its countryside.

Here you are:

Risitas is screamingly funny.  He has some Trump parodies out there that makes one cry .. the Spanish is better – like always the local lingo has a different vibe to it.

I’ve posted at the Dailies .. Shit’s gonna hit the fan.

Russian MoD: According to the confirmed data, in the last three days, the AFU carried out two strikes at objects in Kursk region by long-range Western-made weaponry.

On 23 November, the enemy fired five U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles at a position of an S-400 anti-aircraft battalion near Lotarevka (37 kilometres north-west of Kursk).

During a surface-to-air battle, a Pantsir AAMG crew protecting the battalion destroyed three ATACMS missiles, and two hit their intended targets.

As a result of the strike, a radar was damaged. There are casualties among personnel.

On 25 November, the Kiev regime delivered one more strike by eight ATACMS operational-tactical missiles at the Kursk-Vostochny airfield (near Khalino). Seven missile were shot down by S-400 SAM and Pantsir AAMG systems, one missile hit the assigned target. Two servicemen were lightly wounded and infrastructure objects sustained minor damage by missile debris.

After investigating the attacked sites it was confirmed that the AFU delivered strikes by U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles.

The Russian Defence Ministry Controls The Current Situation. Retaliatory Measures Are Being Prepared.

A few people get that wrong. When the US started talking ICBM, I received and email saying that it absolutely is not. Man, I could have been very serious but I said that the definition by miles or kilometers cannot be definitive – because does it then change to Intercontinental if the Russian fly it to England? To my mind the issue is range, not Intercontinental or not.

I’m slowly beginning to understand the Hazel and agree with Smoothie – nuclear war is not the issue any longer. But this has been filtering out in the Russian world for a few months now. I cannot put my finger on anything specific, but that was pretty clear in my mind that they are saying it is something like .. say post nuclear missile technology.

There are better videos on RT this morning .. worth while looking at if one understands that there was not too much bang in that missile. Just after the sentence, Footage of the strike shows the projectile had multiple splitting warheads that hit the facility at extremely high speeds. https://www.rt.com/russia/608136-hypersonic-missile-donbass-push/