The White House imposed complete restrictions on the entry of citizens from Syria, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger into the United States, according to a post by @omar_alharir on X between 9:16 p.m. and 9:46 p.m. UTC on December 16, 2025. In a separate Syrian development during the same 29-minute window, Hassan Mohammed Ali, co-chair of the Relations Office in the Syrian Democratic Council, announced that the Syrian government agreed to the presence of three Syrian Democratic Forces units, though the SDF seeks to take over leadership of the eastern region, as reported by Kurdish Front News on Telegram. No further details or official confirmations from the White House or Syrian authorities were available as of 9:46 p.m. UTC.
