ISIS

Two rounds of Jordanian airstrikes hit smuggling targets in southern Syria, underscoring Amman’s demand for stronger action against drug gangs operating near its border.

US airstrikes hit ISIS camps in Nigeria on Christmas Day in what officials said was a joint operation, raising questions over whether further action will follow.

BEHIND THE LINES: The Turkish foreign minister said, “We see that the SDF has no real intention of making significant progress in the negotiations on integration with the Damascus administration.”

"I said, ‘Nope, let’s give a Christmas present.’ … They didn’t think that was coming, but we hit them hard. Every camp got decimated," Trump said.

The United States Africa Command stated that the strike in Sokoto was conducted "at the request of Nigerian authorities" and killed multiple terrorists.

Syria arrests ISIS leader Taha al Zoubi in Moadamiya after a joint security operation, seizing a suicide belt and military weapons during the raid.

Azizov was released on bail under court-imposed conditions after being charged in August with 19 different offenses related to kidnapping, sexual assault, firearms, and conspiracy.

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty of a single charge of preparing terrorist acts after a trial at Preston Crown Court.

Israel has demanded that southern Syria be demilitarized, and this has caused a power vacuum as Syria seeks to see how it can police an area without creating tensions with Jerusalem.

Under the new measures, police will be granted expanded authority to shut down unauthorized protests for periods of up to three months.