Israel has established at least nine military bases in Syria early this year, according to an X post by user obretix shared during the 30-minute reporting window from 3:45:55 PM to 4:16:54 PM UTC on December 14, 2025. The post references a December 9 Guardian article on fears in southern Syria over Israel's growing occupation, noting three more bases than mentioned in the piece. The X post highlights green dots indicating the additional bases on a map, building on the Guardian's reporting of local residents living in terror due to Israeli incursions, checkpoints, night raids, and detentions in the Quneitra countryside. This claim follows an earlier report during the prior 30-minute window ending at 3:45 PM UTC of an Israeli force penetrating Bariqa village in the Quneitra countryside and setting up a checkpoint, as stated by a Syria TV correspondent and shared on X by user vvanwilgenburg.
