Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the situation in Syria with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian by phone, the Kremlin said on Monday."The focus was on the escalating situation in the Syrian Arab Republic," the Kremlin statement said."Unconditional support was expressed for the actions of the legitimate authorities of Syria to restore constitutional order and to restore the political, economic, and social stability of the Syrian State."

Hezbollah does not currently intend to send fighters to northern Syria to support the Syrian army there, three sources familiar with the Iran-backed group's thinking told Reuters on Monday.The sources said Hezbollah had not yet been asked to do so and that the group was "not ready to send forces to Syria at this stage," after a ceasefire put an end to a year of hostilities with Israel, including intense ground clashes in southern Lebanon.

The Syrian opposition-run rescue service known as the White Helmets said early on Monday on X that at least 25 people have been killed in northwestern Syria in airstrikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia on Sunday.