An Israeli occupation force penetrated the village of Bariqa in the Quneitra countryside and set up a checkpoint during the 30-minute reporting window from 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM UTC on December 14, 2025, according to a Syria TV correspondent. The report was shared on X by user vvanwilgenburg. The Syria TV correspondent described the action as urgent in an Arabic report translated into English, stating: "An Israeli occupation force penetrates the village of Bariqa in the Quneitra countryside and sets up a checkpoint." In related developments in southern Syria, checkpoints are now operated by Israelis rather than Assad officers, with night-time raids, phone searches, and detentions of male family members for months with unknown whereabouts, according to a December 9 Guardian article cited by X user matthew_petti during the reporting window. This incident follows an earlier report by the Horan Free League of an Israeli force advancing into Buriqa village in the Quneitra countryside and setting up a temporary checkpoint over the period ending at 1:16 PM UTC on December 14, as relayed on X.
