Northeast Syria Alcohol Curbs: New taxes and tighter import rules after Damascus took control of the Semalka border are driving up alcohol prices in Qamishli and fueling resentment among residents who say only smuggled supplies now reach them. Druze Governance Tensions in Sweida: US envoy Tom Barrack urged restraint in Suwayda after intracommunal violence and the forced departure of local figure Atef Hunaidi, warning that where governance is absent, armed groups and gangs fill the vacuum. Kurdish Women’s Military Integration: Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) leaders say they were excluded from SDF integration plans and are now seeking a role inside the Interior Ministry’s special operations, fearing women will be sidelined in Syria’s new security order. Former Regime Accountability: Syria’s Internal Security Forces arrested former 18th Infantry Brigade commander Major General Jalal Kamil Saqr in Latakia over alleged war crimes and arbitrary arrests in Damascus, Eastern Ghouta, and Daraa. Border Security Flashpoint: Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of Al-Rafid in Quneitra, part of repeated incursions and raids since the buffer zone changes after Assad’s fall. ISIS Detainee File Update: Iraq says it has completed its investigation into about 5,700 ISIS detainees transferred from northeast Syria and is moving cases toward trial while releasing some Syrians back home. Interpol Passport Alert Lifted: Interpol canceled an alert listing 24,511 Syrian passports as stolen after Damascus and Interior Ministry investigations said the earlier claim was unfounded.