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00:00:02This issue is a big
00:00:09between ministers from
00:00:14WhatsApp group, no news, no
00:00:21a partner in creating security and stability in
00:00:39Welcome to the news roundup maintenance. But, you know, this brings water from Syria but in which we begin with the headlines.
00:00:42The Ministry
00:00:45of Defense and Emergency Services continue search operations for those missing due to
00:00:49that was translated in the detour is inside this the recent floods in Raqqa.
00:00:52Aleppo is experiencing delays in the arrival
00:00:55holds degrees in of diesel fuel supplies to some gas stations in the
00:00:56city.
00:01:00The Israeli occupation releases two young men
00:01:02journalist from it had previously abducted, and residents in
00:01:04and Aleppo countryside too, that there Quneitra tear down Israeli
00:01:06warning signs.
00:01:10concerns. The problem The governor of Hebron announces the full withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces
00:01:14from the city after a military operation that lasted ten days.
00:01:23collapses and damage to
00:01:40on Israel. How effective is this
00:01:45intention, regardless of who is in
00:01:51The Raqqa Media Directorate announced relevant institutions in the discovery of the body of one of the missing persons
00:01:55due to the recent floods in the Salmani Bridge area in
00:02:01are continuing, and the tightening of restrictions on Raqqa Governorate. The search operation continues for the sixth consecutive day in the area, searching
00:02:04for missing persons swept away by the floods
00:02:08from during the recent rainstorm, with the participation of teams from the Civil Defense and the Ministry
00:02:11of Defense. The Director of Communication at the Ministry of Defense, Asim Ghalayoun,
00:02:15said that the teams participating in the search operations in
00:02:19Raqqa Governorate and its countryside include units from the Naval
00:02:22Forces and Coastal
00:02:24create its security sphere based on Defense.
00:02:29The Raqqa Media Directorate announced
00:02:32How can this the closure of the Raqqa-Deir ez-Zor main road at the Khneifis Bridge
00:02:34east of Raqqa due to the devastating floods, which happened
00:02:38after it was cut off
00:02:41queues at days ago due to the recent low-pressure system. In turn,
00:02:44Raqqa Governorate warned of the state of atmospheric instability that
00:02:48the governorate is witnessing today, Monday, amid forecasts
00:02:51of heavy thunderstorms and hail,
00:02:54as well as active winds raising dust. The governorate
00:02:58urged citizens to exercise caution and
00:03:02stay away from wadi beds and low-lying
00:03:05areas, and avoid crossing water
00:03:11shelling to imposing restrictions on accumulations.
00:03:13In this context, the Raqqa
00:03:16or noticed queues of collapses and cracks in Governorate Electricity Company announced the return of electricity to the entire city
00:03:19after it was cut off due to the storm that
00:03:23and the destroyed Quneitra in hit the region. The company said via Facebook
00:03:26platform, via Facebook platform, that the fault that
00:03:30affected the high-voltage line feeding from the dam station
00:03:33towards the Furusiyah station
00:03:36news agency reported. This has been repaired, confirming that its technical workshops continue
00:03:39crops. All this to monitor the electricity network to ensure stable
00:03:41supply.
00:03:46system in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. There
00:03:48Joining us is Ahmed Al-Othman, a journalist from Raqqa. Ahmed, good
00:03:52morning. What are the latest developments in the search for those missing due to
00:03:56continue their attacks on the floods? Good morning, Muhammad.
00:04:00The latest developments are that the body of one of the
00:04:03two missing persons
00:04:06has been found.
00:04:09to Ofer prison in diesel fuel. At He is Shihab, who went missing on Wednesday evening due to the
00:04:13flood or torrent that broke and caused
00:04:17the Raqqa-Aleppo road
00:04:20ez-Zor. In this to be cut off near Salmani village, known there as the Salmani
00:04:23Bridge. Today is the sixth day of search
00:04:27operations. The teams were able to, after
00:04:30the Ministry of Defense reinforced
00:04:33them strongly, a team from the Naval
00:04:36Forces with four boats
00:04:39and divers and, you know, all
00:04:43civilians, preventing them from the equipment for these boats, found the
00:04:45body or
00:04:49will succeed in finding the missing. the remains. The search for another person in
00:04:51the area or in the lake area,
00:04:54which is close
00:04:56Israeli policy, correct, in to the path of the torrent that ended in a lake, is still ongoing.
00:05:12Yes, I mean, since
00:05:15yesterday evening, it has rained, but not
00:05:18heavy rain like it rained on
00:05:22Wednesday evening, but this rain caused the road
00:05:25to be cut off, the Raqqa- Deir ez-Zor road,
00:05:28and this bridge or this
00:05:31area specifically, the bridge is completely destroyed,
00:05:35and there is a detour
00:05:38through the valley, through
00:05:41the valley or wadi of Khneifis, as it is called
00:05:44locally, and
00:05:47it is a valley that
00:05:50the Syrian desert. In every rain where there
00:05:54are floods, the road is cut off
00:05:58because
00:06:01valley, and it is a dirt detour that blocks
00:06:04the path
00:06:07of the valley. Therefore, every time there are floods, the road
00:06:11is cut off. Muhammad, yes, thank you, Ahmed Al-Othman,
00:06:24Deir ez-Zor announced the suspension of all night trips from Deir ez-Zor to
00:06:27other governorates, out of concern for the safety of travelers.
00:06:30The Directorate clarified that the decision to suspend came due to
00:06:35roads and their danger as a result of being affected by floods
00:06:39and inundations, noting that the suspension of trips will continue
00:06:42until the danger subsides.
00:07:01Cracks and fissures in the body of the Wadi al-Baqar Dam in the western countryside
00:07:04of Deir ez-Zor have raised fears among residents of its potential
00:07:08collapse or overflow of its waters. The head of al-Safira
00:07:12Tahtani municipality, Hamad al-Ali, told SANA news agency that the area
00:07:16includes Wadi al-Baqar Dam and Wadi al-Rum Dam, which are
00:07:19two reservoirs built more than 35 years
00:07:22ago without undergoing any maintenance
00:07:26work, pointing out that the governorate has been contacted about this
00:07:29matter more than once. Al-Ali explained
00:07:33that the required maintenance work includes repairing the
00:07:36shut-off valves and assigning employees to monitor the water
00:07:39level and control its discharge to reduce
00:07:43pressure on the dam, in addition to reinforcing its body with backfill.
00:08:21Joining us is Mu'sab al-Hant, Syria TV correspondent from Deir ez-Zor, via phone.
00:08:24Welcome, Mu'sab. So,
00:08:38of Emergency and Disaster Management and Deir ez-Zor Governorate have worked to
00:08:41repair the damage that occurred at two
00:08:45important points on the Saji road
00:08:48and the Kubajeb road. These
00:08:51two roads were inundated by water
00:08:54during the low-pressure
00:08:59are still warnings for travelers when reaching these
00:09:02two points, and also traffic police
00:09:05are guiding
00:09:08drivers to cross from a safe side,
00:09:12because, in fact, the road has
00:09:29al-Hans, Syria TV correspondent from Deir
00:09:32context, the United Arab Emirates affirmed its solidarity with
00:09:36Syria over the victims of the floods caused by heavy rains in the east of
00:09:39the country, which resulted in casualties.
00:09:43The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement
00:09:46the UAE's condolences to the families and relatives of the victims and to
00:09:49the Syrian Arab Republic and its people, wishing
00:09:52a speedy recovery for all the injured. It also expressed
00:09:56its hope that the search and rescue efforts
00:10:13Syria TV correspondent reported the arrival of a Lebanese
00:10:16ministerial delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq
00:10:19Mitri to the capital Damascus to hold a series of discussions
00:10:23on pending issues between the two countries. The delegation
00:10:26is scheduled to hold extensive discussions with
00:10:30Syrian officials, in addition to bilateral meetings
00:10:34both sides. The discussions
00:10:37will cover border control and crossings, combating
00:10:40drug smuggling and extremism, regulating the status
00:10:44of Syrians residing in Lebanon, and facilitating the voluntary return
00:10:47of refugees. The visit will also discuss issues of
00:10:51education, birth registration, and civil
00:10:53documents within the framework of enhancing cooperation and coordination between
00:10:57the two countries.
00:11:03Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani appointed Muzna Al-Atrash to
00:11:07the position of Advisor for Peace Affairs
00:11:10at the Ministry. According to SANA, Al-Atrash
00:11:13has experience in community, humanitarian, and media
00:11:16fields. She also
00:11:20theatrical arts
00:11:21and media.
00:12:30Syria TV correspondent reported a decline in diesel fuel supplies to
00:12:34Aleppo city, which caused the fuel to disappear
00:12:37from most gas stations. According to
00:12:40the correspondent, diesel fuel is available in seven stations in Aleppo
00:12:44city and its surroundings out of 44 stations,
00:12:47noting that three tankers loaded
00:12:50with the fuel arrived in the city to alleviate the severity of the crisis.
00:12:56Aleppo governorate had witnessed a severe crisis in
00:12:59the availability of diesel fuel in recent weeks, which caused
00:13:03congestion and long
00:13:06stations.
00:13:13Joining us is Ammar Marjan, Syria TV correspondent from Aleppo. Good morning,
00:13:15Ammar. The diesel crisis
00:13:19in Aleppo never seems to end.
00:13:27the past three and four days,
00:13:30the diesel crisis or the diesel shortage crisis
00:13:34in Aleppo city had been resolved. I mean, during these
00:13:37days, we no longer saw
00:13:41cars in front of gas stations, even though tankers
00:13:44were arriving at less than half of the stations inside
00:13:48the city, and that was, it seems, to distribute these
00:13:52tankers between the city and the countryside today. The countryside
00:13:55of Aleppo city, or the northern
00:13:58and southern countryside, all four countrysides have
00:14:01ample diesel and there is no
00:14:05shortage crisis at all. But it seems there was
00:14:08a delay this morning or dawn today. A number of gas station
00:14:11owners informed us that they were promised
00:14:15the arrival of these tankers or orders or batches from
00:14:18supply chains yesterday evening or after midnight
00:14:22last night, but they did not arrive. Therefore, today, drivers
00:14:25woke up, Aleppo residents woke up to find
00:14:29only seven stations that had
00:14:346 AM, there were only four, then three tankers arrived at
00:14:38three of them. I'm talking about Aleppo city and its
00:14:41nearby surroundings, whether the airport road or the Azaz
00:14:44road or the Damascus road. Currently, on the Damascus road,
00:14:48for example, there are five stations, and diesel is available in one
00:14:51of these stations. And there is also inside the city, it was not
00:14:55available this morning. Diesel fuel was not available inside
00:14:59the city. A little while ago, it arrived at two stations inside or
00:15:03in the center of Aleppo city, in the areas of Al-Aziziyah and Al-Suleimaniya
00:15:06specifically. Now, perhaps in the coming hours, if
00:15:10the tankers and orders arrive, there will not be a crisis,
00:15:14because, it seems, according to what we have seen
00:15:16and noticed over the past few days, that
00:15:20the saturation phase
00:15:22has begun. And also, there were, you know,
00:15:34news about the delivery time from Satcop company.
00:15:40struggle, as gas station owners
00:15:43tell us that whoever receives
00:15:46diesel tankers from Baniyas station, there is no
00:15:52messages to reassure them.
00:15:55They contact the tanker driver to find out when
00:15:59it will depart and when it will arrive, only. But this
00:16:02is available at Homs station. There is a message about when
00:16:06it will arrive and where it will arrive. But it is delayed at Baniyas
00:16:10station, perhaps due to the current situation of the station's
00:16:15communication with Satcop is cut off between gas
00:16:19station owners and Satcop or between
00:16:22the main source for delivering these tankers. As you know, Muhammad, in
00:16:26Aleppo city, large tanks are not available
00:16:30or they are dilapidated and suffered greatly
00:16:33during the war and probably need a full year of rehabilitation.
00:16:36This is what Aleppo city suffers from, especially
00:16:42are no tanks for diesel or gasoline or fuel
00:16:45in general. Therefore, they rely on tankers
00:16:48daily, on a daily basis, coming from
00:16:51Baniyas to Aleppo city stations, Muhammad.
00:16:54Thank you, Ammar Marjan, Syria TV correspondent from
00:17:03Al-Bashir discussed with a delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources
00:17:07the development of cooperation in managing shared water resources, especially
00:17:10the waters of the Euphrates River, in addition to enhancing
00:17:13data exchange and coordination between the two countries with Turkey.
00:17:16According to the Ministry of Energy, the discussions
00:17:20focused specifically on the Euphrates River basin
00:17:24and mechanisms to enhance coordination between
00:17:27both countries to confront challenges related to water
00:17:30resources management, in addition to expanding areas of technical
00:17:34cooperation and exchanging expertise and information
00:17:38related to the water
00:17:38situation.
00:17:48Occupation forces released two individuals they had
00:17:51abducted from Kweih village in the Yarmouk Valley area in the Daraa
00:17:55countryside, and from Al-Hurriyah village in the Quneitra
00:17:58countryside. Syria TV correspondent reported that forces
00:18:01affiliated with the Israeli occupation infiltrated Wadi al-Ruqad in the western
00:18:05Daraa countryside, while another
00:18:07Israeli force consisting of seven military vehicles
00:18:11infiltrated the western Al-Samdaniyah village in the Quneitra countryside.
00:18:15This comes after occupation forces placed warning signs
00:18:18against the movement of more than three cars in a single convoy
00:18:22in the central Quneitra countryside, threatening to
00:18:25target them and endanger the lives of civilians,
00:18:29at a time when occupation forces continue
00:18:32their attacks on southern
00:18:34Syria.
00:18:39In a new step imposed by Israeli occupation forces in southern
00:18:42Syria, they are shifting from incursions, violations, and indiscriminate
00:18:48movement and travel, amid threats to target any
00:18:52convoy consisting of more than three vehicles.
00:18:56On the outskirts of the villages and towns of Western Samadaniyah, Ras al-Rawadi,
00:19:00the central countryside of the governorate, occupation forces erected
00:19:04road signs warning civilians against traveling
00:19:07in convoys of more than three vehicles, threatening to target them
00:19:11and endanger their
00:19:13lives.
00:19:15The placement of warning signs coincided with excavation
00:19:19and bulldozing operations carried out by occupation forces in the Ma'kar
00:19:21area near the gate of Tal Abu al-Ghithar in the southern
00:19:25Quneitra countryside. These
00:19:28steps come at a time when Israeli occupation forces
00:19:33Syrian territory, including incursions, indiscriminate shelling,
00:19:37of civilians. Syria TV correspondent documented
00:19:40327
00:19:43violations by Israeli occupation forces during last October
00:19:46in the countrysides of Quneitra, Daraa,
00:19:50and Damascus, where he pointed out the variety of violations, including
00:19:53infiltration, detention of Syrian citizens, shelling, killing,
00:19:57and Israeli overflights in Syrian
00:20:00airspace. The occupation's persistence in its
00:20:04escalatory steps in southern Syria and the continuous tightening of restrictions on the movement of Syrian
00:20:07civilians raises questions about the essence of what
00:20:11it seeks and about the steps it wants to achieve
00:20:15in the coming
00:20:16days.
00:20:20Joining us is Mohammed Fahd, Syria TV correspondent from Quneitra. Welcome,
00:20:24Mohammed. How are the released individuals doing after
00:20:27their abduction by occupation
00:20:29forces?
00:20:33Indeed, two people were released today, a few
00:20:36hours after midnight. The young man who
00:20:40was abducted in the town of Al-Hurriyah, or near the town of Al-Hurriyah, in the countryside
00:20:44of Quneitra, was released. Also, another young man who was abducted
00:20:48with another young man was not released. He is
00:20:52still, you know, under abduction inside
00:20:55Israeli military bases. Of course, these two young men are in good condition
00:20:58after they, you know, spent more than 24 hours
00:21:01approximately inside the Israeli military bases to which they were
00:21:05abducted by the Israeli occupation army. The reason for the abduction
00:21:09is unknown, but they were interrogated and their phones were
00:21:12searched. After about
00:21:15more than 24 hours, these two
00:21:18young men were released. This is something that all
00:21:21residents of southern Syria face daily. There are
00:21:24abductions by the Israeli occupation army of civilians, either
00:21:27for hours of detention and interrogation and then release, or they are taken to
00:21:31military bases and interrogated for more than 24 hours. There are
00:21:35still more than 39 people in
00:21:38Israeli prisons. The reason for their abduction is unknown, and their
00:21:42condition is unknown until this moment to their families and relatives.
00:21:45They always demand the release of these abducted
00:21:48people and to know their health condition. The delegations that come
00:21:52to Quneitra Governorate, whether the UNDOF delegation or a UN
00:21:55delegation, are always given messages about
00:21:59the condition of the abducted people and their health condition, the reason for their abduction,
00:22:03whether they will be released, and whether they have been tried. All this information
00:22:07is provided by the names and relatives
00:22:10of the abducted people, with their names and health condition, to
00:22:14the delegation that comes to this area in order to secure the release
00:22:17of the abducted people. But until this moment, they have not received any answer. And these
00:22:2139 people have not been released. Several
00:22:24people who were abducted and detained were previously released, but in
00:22:27general, these incursions are continuing, and violations are continuing against
00:22:31civilians, against farmers and livestock
00:22:34breeders. Firing, search campaigns, temporary
00:22:38checkpoints set up on roads, all these, all these violations
00:22:42are continuing in southern Syria, even from the western
00:22:46Damascus countryside, the Beit Jann area in Mount Sheikh, all the way to the Yarmouk basin. These violations
00:22:51farmers and civilians is continuing
00:22:54by the Israeli occupation army. Thank you, Mohammed Fahd, Syria TV correspondent
00:22:58Quneitra.
00:23:05Joining us now is Khaled Khalil, a journalist specializing in Israeli affairs, from Damascus. Mr.
00:23:08Khaled, welcome. The Israeli occupation
00:23:11places warning signs, imposes on residents in Quneitra
00:23:15not to drive in more than three civilian cars. We are
00:23:18talking, we are talking about civilians.
00:23:31occupation to circumvent the legal
00:23:35consequences, especially
00:23:38after the martyrdom of the Syrian citizen Moaz Salameh
00:23:42last week by treacherous Israeli
00:23:44bullets. At that time, the Israeli occupation army issued
00:23:48a statement that it responded to a threat and it is
00:23:52in the process of conducting an investigation. This is a protocol procedure that
00:23:55Israel resorts to,
00:23:58that is, to avoid legal repercussions. But in
00:24:02reality, it is a continuation of war
00:24:05crimes and crimes against humanity, according to the description of
00:24:07international human rights organizations. What
00:24:11Israel is doing is also considered
00:24:14crimes of aggression against people through
00:24:16tormenting them and restricting their lives,
00:24:20and cutting off the connections between towns and cities to push them
00:24:23to displacement and change their economic reality, from
00:24:26herders and
00:24:29is what Israel is trying
00:24:32to do, Israel is practicing without any
00:24:36legal or even
00:24:39security justifications. As for the
00:24:42file of detainees, as reported by testimonies, most of those
00:24:45released by the Israeli occupation army
00:24:49are held in detention centers or prisons
00:24:52in Sde Teiman, and these are in southern occupied Palestine in
00:24:56the Negev desert, in addition
00:24:59the West Bank near Ramallah.
00:25:02These two prisons are designated
00:25:06for
00:25:08Palestinian resistance fighters or Palestinian militants, especially
00:25:12with regard to the Gaza war. Israel is trying
00:25:16to impose military rule on the region without
00:25:19any justification, disregarding international humanitarian
00:25:23law, disregarding international criticism.
00:25:26The attacks are combined with the abduction
00:25:30of civilian youths, targeting
00:25:33moving, even confiscating
00:25:36their daily sustenance and their source of livelihood in agricultural
00:25:40lands, agricultural work, and so on. Therefore,
00:25:43does that indicate, in your opinion, a systematic
00:25:46the south?
00:25:50Indeed, Israel practices all the occupation measures that
00:25:53it practices in the West Bank, and this is
00:25:57the habit of this entity since its inception. It seizes
00:25:59lands and negotiates over them, and its methods
00:26:03are similar. Therefore, we see that Israel, which is going through
00:26:06a tense internal situation, especially after October
00:26:107th, is becoming more arrogant, especially also in
00:26:13light of the changes in the regional scene. Today,
00:26:17Syria, according to geopolitical data, sends reassuring messages
00:26:20to everyone and has become
00:26:23the region. It is relied upon by regional
00:26:27powers and the United States of America to
00:26:30be the cornerstone of stability.
00:26:32However, Israel, which went from the first hours to
00:26:36ignite the situation not only in
00:26:40the entire region, and this is linked, as I mentioned to you, to the tense
00:26:43internal context. Israel has been living in a state of instability
00:26:46for years, meaning a sharp structural division
00:26:52the elections. We saw that the last elections, which have not
00:26:55been decided yet, were dedicated to removing the person of Benjamin
00:26:58Netanyahu, in addition to, you know,
00:27:02a moving political geography. All this
00:27:05calls on Israel, in addition to October 7th, to build its strategies
00:27:09based on serious security
00:27:13is that Israel deals with the situation according
00:27:16to what is called, let me call it, the theory of
00:27:20the swinging ceilings. It increases its escalation based on reading
00:27:24the response from the other side. Damascus, on the other hand,
00:27:27strategically chose to activate political and diplomatic
00:27:31pressure tools. Adopting diplomatic approaches and activating
00:27:34its alliances for political,
00:27:38diplomatic, legal, and international pressure
00:27:42option, Professor Khaled, in light of what appears to be an Israeli
00:27:47the government, whether Netanyahu or even if someone else comes, like Eisenkot,
00:27:51for example? It seems that there is an intention, I mean, for the
00:27:55Israeli entity to control the entire south: Quneitra, Daraa,
00:27:58Suwayda. This is becoming more entrenched day after day due to Israeli
00:28:02attacks, isn't
00:28:03that so?
00:28:06A very important question. First, we must explain the word "control." Israel is not
00:28:10in the process of occupying more territory and not establishing a permanent
00:28:14presence. It is exploiting the current phase in Syria, Syria's
00:28:17weaknesses, especially in this foundational phase, to impose negotiating
00:28:21conditions and in anticipation of any other regional settlement. It wants to
00:28:26the anxiety it suffers from. But
00:28:29are diplomatic options sufficient, as per
00:28:32your question? I believe that this is not enough. It is necessary
00:28:36to strengthen the internal front more clearly, especially
00:28:39empowering the people and residents in the southern region materially,
00:28:42economically, and morally, even military deterrence options
00:28:46in the absence of a balance of power, I mean, this dimension should
00:28:50not be completely ruled out because Israeli persistence
00:28:54operates, as I mentioned to you earlier, according to the theory of
00:28:58the swinging ceilings. But in an objective reading, today there
00:29:01is almost an absence of a military deterrence system. What Israel
00:29:05is doing is not only in Syria but in most
00:29:08of the region. It is necessary for
00:29:12Damascus to fortify the internal front and empower the changing geopolitical geography
00:29:15that Israel fears, and strategically,
00:29:19to avoid provocation, not to be drawn into Israeli
00:29:22provocations. Thank you, Khaled Khalil, journalist specializing
00:29:25in Israeli affairs, from
00:29:26Damascus.
00:29:31The General Intelligence Directorate thwarted a plot to target Homs refinery in central
00:29:35Syria, according to what SANA
00:29:38announcement comes about two weeks after the oil
00:29:42derivatives pipeline extending from Baniyas to Homs was subjected to
00:29:46sabotage with the aim of theft. Homs refinery plays a role
00:29:49in securing oil derivatives, as it refines heavy oil
00:29:53at a rate of about 50,000 barrels per day, despite its dilapidated
00:29:57and old technical condition, according to previous statements
00:30:01by the Minister of Energy.
00:30:06The General Authority for Ports and Customs announced that its cadres
00:30:10thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics through the Jisser Qamar
00:30:14border crossing with Lebanon. The authority stated that the drugs
00:30:17were seized hidden inside a loudspeaker in the possession
00:30:21of one of the travelers to deceive and bypass customs
00:30:23inspection procedures, indicating that the seized items
00:30:27included 2 kilograms and 600 grams of hashish
00:30:30and 17 grams of
00:30:34heroin.
00:30:40The Anti-Narcotics Directorate announced the execution of 157
00:30:44security operations during October, which resulted in the dismantling
00:30:48of 30 internal smuggling networks and the seizure of
00:30:51various quantities of narcotics. The seized items
00:30:55included about 4.3 million
00:30:58Captagon pills and 582
00:31:01kilograms of hashish.
00:31:03Seven kilograms of crystal meth.
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