Syria is pretty hard to get english translated news out of. Most of the Syrian stuff I read is either thru the Kuwaiti or Lebanese press. If anything significant was happening - like reserves called up or heavy volumns of military traffic spotted in Damascus or on the highways, it would be tough to hide for very long.
Not sure what a “general alert for the military across the whole country” means. Are reserves being called up? Are troops leaving barraks and moving to forward deployed positions?
This sounds like a “prepare to move” order to me,,,
I guess we’ll find out soon enough...