On December 25, the Hezbollah media wing in Syria released a fresh video showing clashes between government forces and militants in the Beit Jinn pocket in southern Syria.
On the same day reports appeared that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other armed groups accepted a withdrawal agreement and are preparing to surrender their positions to government forces. MORE DETAILS HERE
Intelligence is key, Assad has learnt well. Syria today is stronger than Syria of 2011.