Israel vs Palestine/Lebanon/Iran/Yemen/Syria: a New Middle East War

MB Qatar has voiced some vague proposal to "end" part of the fracas:


Terror outfits are seeking to hinder the Syrian government’s efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability in the country, which frequently comes under the Israeli regime’s aggression.

Israel has been the principal supporter of terrorist groups that oppose the democratically-elected government of President Bashar al-Assad since the foreign-backed militancy erupted in Syria.



Essentially, the 1967 war has never ended, this whole theater is a ceasefire. Syrian politics have followed self-preservation rather than payback. They have gotten pretty good at the urban warfare of hunting insurgents, so, unlike Hezbollah, they are not quite tuned for an ongoing direct conflict with IOF.



This leads to closer Iran-Russia rapprochement:


The two sides agreed on firm support for the legitimate Syrian government and decided to take the necessary steps to support the Syrian army.



which, of course, is understood as opposition to American Zionist hegemony.

Just saying. Qatar is bending, Iran has agreements with almost everyone in the region, that were not there last year.

It's somewhat unstoppable; even if the U. S. does something drastic, if Iranian oil is imperiled and gas rises to $8/gallon overnight, the Americans will kill each other. We won't take it to the guy who sets foreign policy. We'll steal from the neighbor, the neighbor will shoot us, armed robbery and looting will sprawl everywhere. All you have to do is mess with the gas. Then we will be in the position, steal or starve. Such a tender illusion we live in.

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It's somewhat unstoppable; even if the U. S. does something drastic, if Iranian oil is imperiled and gas rises to $8/gallon overnight, the Americans will kill each other. We won't take it to the guy who sets foreign policy. We'll steal from the neighbor, the neighbor will shoot us, armed robbery and looting will sprawl everywhere. All you have to do is mess with the gas. Then we will be in the position, steal or starve. Such a tender illusion we live in.

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I have been thinking along those lines for quite some time Shaberon, since Coviddery actually. A suspect increase of still innocuous power outage incidents over here in recent months. Austrian problems may be proving contagious.

Your "steal or starve“ may develop into "steal and starve" ultimately. With an intermediate phase called "steal, strangle and starve". With fine gradients modulating your qualification of it all being "unstoppable”. (May I again praise the poetic quality of your writing, evidenced by the st alliterations?)

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Your "steal or starve“ may develop into "steal and starve" ultimately. With an intermediate phase called "steal, strangle and starve". With fine gradients modulating your qualification of it all being "unstoppable”. (May I again praise the poetic quality of your writing, evidenced by the st alliterations?)

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Sounds like you understand America well enough without needing to experience it. I don't recommend it.

I doubt we are capable of the first line in this reaction:

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According to local sources, around 15,000 volunteers have, meanwhile, joined the ranks of the Syrian army in Hama within hours.

The army is also being reportedly boosted by Resistance and anti-terror fighters from regional Resistance movements, including those hailing from neighboring Iraq, according to PressTV.

Separately, Russian sources reported that the HTS was preparing to deploy toxic substances in Aleppo and Idlib -- a practice that repeatedly took place in the aftermath of the outbreak of Takfiri terrorism in Syria in 2014, and was used by the United States, the UK, and France as a pretext to take the Arab country under intense and deadly missile strikes on several occasions.

The sources said the materials had been transported to Aleppo and Idlib using ambulances operated by the White Helmets, a Western- and Israeli-backed so-called aid group.

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This is our level:

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The Deir Ezzor Military Council stands for armed groups supported by US occupation forces, operating under the SDF and controlling areas north of the Euphrates River, where several US military bases are located.

Al Mayadeen correspondent further reported the complete withdrawal of the SDF militants after their failed attempt to advance toward the seven peaceful villages in northern Deir Ezzor, after American artillery at the Conoco field provided heavy fire cover for their assault.

Earlier, Al Mayadeen's correspondent confirmed that US occupation forces had instructed Deir Ezzor Military Council militants to launch an attack on Syrian Army positions in the seven villages in the Deir Ezzor countryside, coinciding with an offensive by the terrorist Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and other opposition factions on Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama countrysides.

The Syrian Army units also captured 14 members of the SDF-affiliated Deir Ezzor Military Council during the attack that targeted the northeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, Sputnik reported.

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It's not immediately clear to me if this is a new thread or if it is Zionist:

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government.

South Korean parliament has voted to defy the president by lifting his declaration of martial law.

The president’s surprising move harkened back to an era of authoritarian leaders that the country has not seen since the 1980s, and it was immediately denounced by the opposition and the leader of Yoon’s own conservative party.

Following Yoon’s announcement, South Korea’s military proclaimed that parliament and other political gatherings that could cause “social confusion” would be suspended, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency cited by AP.

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I think they may be sympathizing with "one Korea", rather than the American diktat.

I just try to keep going with a touch of poetry and a twist of humour, much as it has been pointed out the main focus of Hezbollah is in Philosophy, I will maintain there is something on a human level worth saving, even though it is opposed, and, the only way to rid ourselves of such problems is unfortunately by force.

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I just try to keep going with a touch of poetry and a twist of humour, much as it has been pointed out the main focus of Hezbollah is in Philosophy, I will maintain there is something on a human level worth saving, even though it is opposed, and, the only way to rid ourselves of such problems is unfortunately by force.

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As a philosophy of life here and now : shared!

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This interview... this talk is from 25.th of June... but, it's need it to be in this thread again...

"This is NOT a war, this is GENOCIDE!" Legendary Pink Floyd rock musician Roger Waters joins us in the studio with Matt Kennard and Ahmed Alnaouq for a DeepDive exposing Western media lies and the persecution of Julian Assange, the Israel lobby and the growing global movement demanding an end to Israel's genocide on Gaza.

Roger Waters is a British musician and was the creative force behind the iconic rock band Pink Floyd. He led the band through its "golden years", leading the writing duties on albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here and the Final Cut. He has since gone on to have a successful solo career. Roger is now working on a memoire.

Amid Genocide: The Existential Fight for the Human Soul | Roger Waters, Matt Kennard & Ahmed Alnaouq

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SnOyIJHqF1A

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And yesterday, Roger Waters joined Judge Andrew Napolitano for the first time. :happy dog:

Roger Waters : Campaign for Peace

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_yuRDA6mf7M

Turkey's Erdogan undermining agreements with Russia, Iran and China over Syria... No one trusts him anymore.

Erdogan's gamble in Syria
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cjlsrp9toPQ

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Does anyone know how common these slick videos of countries claiming responsibility for these kind of things are?

I saw this video else where and it sure seemed a bit off to me? Who benefits from this official announcement?

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Yes, daily.

I do.

Or, anyone who would like to follow the links and buy your own missile. It's an advertisement. The world can now invest in things that will be aimed at American ships and Israel. Very fashionable.

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The most common buyer of such a service seem to be US weapons manufacturers.
They benefit most.

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As promised, here are the recent figures on the profits of genocide.

It's like staring in the same crystal ball since the time of Napoleon:

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SIPRI attributed the record revenues to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Coincidentally, the same five US companies have made a killing selling arms to fuel both.


That’s just the tip of the iceberg. SIPRI’s list also shows huge revenues for an array of Western arms makers known for sending their wares to Ukraine, from BAE Systems, Thales and Saab, to Hanwha Group, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Rheinmetall and ThyssenKrupp.

Together with defense firms from other NATO members and other US allies worldwide, the collective West recorded over $494 billion in sales – more than 78% of the $632 billion world total.


Major global hedge funds have invested heavily into Western defense companies through the course of the crisis in Ukraine. Is it any wonder, then, that an unsuspecting BlackRock recruiter admitted to an undercover reporter in 2023 that the "war is really f***king good for business"?

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This is about half of it:

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/im...5bdcd.png.webp





So, even a large company like Norinco of course works very differently from the western ones. And, the total non-western expenditures amount to, gasp, less than a quarter of it all.

It doesn't explain the grey market, since as we saw with Yemen, it is like that for HZB and other groups, you can privately invest with them, and they will produce something.

That's different from an outright black market, such as i. e. you buy something from a Ukrainian which was produced separately.

The bulk of this is in those legally-enfranchised contracts with the same long-standing companies, which would prefer to remain concealed behind the "excitement" of violent news and politics. As long as there is any kind of "threat", it will be business as usual.

Very interesting December 4, 2024 report by Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate, of The Grayzone.

I’m paraphrasing below some of the points discussed:

The recent NATO-backed terrorist assault on Aleppo couldn’t have happened without US and Israel current support, as well as support they provided over the years to those terrorist groups in Syria.

Currently, US is also directly involved, with a USA ‘A10 Warthog’ fighter jet observed operating above the city Dayr Azawr in north-eastern Syria, bombing Syrian government and popular mobilization units. The US has entered the conflict and is now Al Qaeda’s air force in north-eastern Syria, which has been illegally occupied for years by US military who are also stealing Syrian oil.

The situation is not realistically described on mainstream media. Although Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye media outlets provided fair coverage of Palestinian events, their coverage of the Syrian conflict is dubious as they are funded by Qatar and UAE who support the terrorist insurgency in Syria.

There’s also the involvement of NATO member Turkey which is seeking permanent control of the north-western part of Syria. Etc.

How Israeli violence, US sanctions left Syria vulnerable
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yKO__6sGiuY

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/...rael--amid-war


December 4, 2024

Increased suicide rates hit 'Israel' amid war
Israeli settlers and soldiers find themselves at risk of suicide and deep psychological trauma and distress as a direct result of their wars on Gaza and Lebanon.

The head of the so-called National Council for Suicide Prevention in "Israel", Gil Zaltsman, warned of a "mental health tsunami" and an increase in suicide cases in light of the war with Lebanon, adding that visits to crisis and mental health centers saw a 40% rise over the past year.

As a result, Zaltsman called for reducing firearm access among settlers and suggested asking whether suicide has been contemplated among those pursuing a firearm license application.

He also called for raises in therapists' and psychologists' salaries, as well as expediting the budget for the Ministry of Education's suicide prevention program, called "I Chose Life", from 2.5 to 5 million shekels.
'Israel' rallies to mitigate suicide rates

In the same context, the head of the Health Committee and Knesset member Yoni Mischeraki (from the Shas party) acknowledged that "the same psychological crises that erupted during those horrific hours [of October 7] continue to affect Israeli society to this day."

He said expanding the national suicide prevention program budget was not sufficient, urging the Ministry of Education to allocate additional funds to the "I Chose Life" program, beyond those provided by the Health Ministry. This also comes with the revelation that siblings of returned Israeli captives do not have any psychological support.

Miri Cohen, the Director of Government Relations and National Programs at the Ministry of Health, warned about the risk of increased suicides as life returns to normal after the war. She said, "At least one person commits suicide every day in Israel, but suicides are often not reported, while other causes of death are."

Around 400 to 500 people commit suicide in "Israel" every year, and approximately 7,000 suicide attempts are reported to emergency rooms annually, Cohen added, noting that the budget for the suicide prevention program was 15.7 million shekels for 2024, with an additional 2 million shekels allocated after activities by the Health Committee.

Tatiana Mazarsky, Member of Knesset and a suicide prevention advocate, warned about the crises faced by those suffering from psychological distress due to any kind of inconvenience, including the replacement or departure of a therapist.

Meanwhile, Haggai Harmesh, director of the "For Life" organization, cautioned about the long waiting periods to secure mental health appointments, as well as the negative stigma surrounding the issue.

Lieutenant Colonel Carmel Keila, head of the Clinical Department in the Technology and Logistics Division, discussed treatment centers for both regular and reserve soldiers, the psychological preparation before combat, and the procedures for post-combat treatment. He also mentioned a special training course for officers on identifying signs of crises and the duty of mutual responsibility.

6 soldiers dead by suicide, thousands at risk
At least six Israeli soldiers have died by suicide in recent months, reportedly due to severe psychological distress caused by prolonged wars in the Gaza Strip and South Lebanon, according to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth.

The investigation indicated that the actual number of suicides may be higher, as the Israeli military has not yet released official data despite promising to do so by the year’s end.

The report also pointed to a deeper mental health crisis within the Israeli army, revealing that thousands of soldiers have sought support from military mental health clinics or field psychologists.

December 4, 2024 facebook post by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle-East

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...82363290602554

Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Amnesty International’s @amnestyusa latest report confirms what we’ve known from day one: Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide under international law, with mass killings, ethnic cleansing, and the destruction of vital infrastructure. Tens of thousands of Palestinians, including children, have been killed, and the world must demand accountability. The report urges the U.S. to suspend arms sales and military funding to Israel, restore aid to UNRWA, and push for an immediate ceasefire.

“Despite this and the shocking levels of Palestinian civilian casualties and of destruction, the USA, Canada, the UK, some European states and other states continued to publicly back Israel’s offensive, refusing to call for a ceasefire, even though the majority of UN member states across the world did support such measures.”

It also highlights Canada’s support for Israel’s offensive, contrasting its stance with the majority of UN member states calling for a ceasefire. Canada's prioritization of strategic alliances over humanitarian concerns continues to shield Israel from international consequences.

Dmitry Orlov | Russia Ready to Wipe Out Both HTS in Syria & NATO's Ultimate Move | Dec. 5, 2024

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VUTL3Rn55IY

As the cogs turn, the relation with Syria still does not mean projecting the Iranian military through it, according to FM Araghchi:

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The Syrian opposition factions are diverse. While Iran describes them all as terrorists, other countries in the region don't agree. Do you consider every Syrian opponent of Bashar al-Assad a terrorist?

The issue is not with opposition to Mr. Bashar al-Assad; opponents and critics can always express their views by legitimate means and explain the reasons for their opposition. However, this differs from engaging in armed operations against a government that has a seat at the United Nations and holds the responsibility of defending the land and country. Firstly, we face a group that the UN recognises as a terrorist organisation, namely Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), or Jabhat al-Nusra. There are certainly those who oppose [the government] in Syria, some of whom the Syrian government has worked with and engaged in dialogue. The term "terrorists" refers to groups that employ weapons and violence for political goals, killing innocent people. The UN has confirmed the nature of these groups.

Look, we don't deny the Syrian government has made mistakes - or maybe is making them - as are its opponents. However, when it comes to the armed terrorist groups, their nature and aims are clear. Yes, the crucial thing is that if there's a problem, we should consider how to solve it. I believe that when an issue arises in a family, no one would bring in a terrorist to kill their brother. What are being put forward are pretexts. We mustn't forget that Aleppo and Idlib are part of Syria's landmass, and its territorial integrity must be respected.

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Neither government is any kind of stooge of the other. They don't agree on everything. Although he speaks of Israel keeping Syria out of the axis of resistance, that is effectively Baath politics, so they are just as well off with Dr. Assad and/or his party in charge. If anyone were to "destroy" the government, it could just as easily turn into a Hezbollah country. Iran respects that internal affair, and will deal with Baath or HZB or whoever it is, but not armed uprisings with foreign support.

America is going to have to work its way out of a deficit:

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The new US administration hasn't yet been formed or announced its positions. It's unclear whether it wishes to address the harm done by past performance or not, and whether it wishes to operate based on respect, responsibility and commitment to assessing the interventions made by past administrations, since the 1952 coup [against Mohammed Mossadegh's government], to openly supporting [former Iraqi President] Saddam [Hussein] in the [1980s Iran-Iraq] war. These things need to be clarified first.

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Well, there is the standard that "war crimes do not have a statute of limitations".

So, you can talk back to the U. S., if you have a case.

‘Lone Soldiers’ – new Australian IDF recruits due to arrive in Israel in January

Despite it being illegal in Australia to recruit soldiers for foreign armies, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) recruiters are hard at work enticing young Australians to join Israel’s army. Michael West Media investigates.

The Israeli war machine is in hyperdrive, and it needs new bodies to throw into the fire. In July, The Department of Home Affairs stated that there were only four Australians who had booked flights to Israel and whom it suspected of intending to join the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

The Australian Border Force intervened with three of the four but clarified that they did not “necessarily prevent them from leaving”.

MWM understands a batch of Australian recruits is due to arrive in Israel in January, and this is not the first batch of recruits to receive assistance as IDF soldiers through this Australian programme.

Link: https://asiapacificreport.nz/2024/12...el-in-january/

Here is a nasty new complication in Syria:


Druze vs. Baath


That means that, in effect, they are tactically assisting HTS in the south. That means the militants have effectively sheared off most of the northern and southern parts of the country. If this doesn't get sorted quickly, he will be sitting in a Damascus rump state. It is maybe one thing if they can stage this uprising, which SAA can contest briefly, but if they are not successful, they are back to 2014.

What I posted the other day was about IRGC not using the "Syrian highway" to mass troops with Hezbollah's front, but, in the case of the militants, they might send forces for that. In turn, that would be tempting for the Israeli Air Force, which, in turn, could provoke direct attention from Tehran. When he takes assistance from Kurdish SDF, Turkey is not going to like that.

Unlike the others, the Druze are Syrian, moreover, they are heavily armed similar to Hezbollah. I have no idea why they are revolting. In theory, they and the Israeli Druze could both secede and form "Druze Country", but I have no reason to suggest thinking along those lines.

Near the top of the page, we got the figures on how certain private companies are enriching themselves. One of them has been doing this through all the modern wars.


But when it comes to the country, we have to ask what is cash:

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US President-elect Donald Trump previously announced that Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy would head the newly-established Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE). The billionaire innovator previously said that he believed the newly created department aims to enhance the efficiency of US defense spending.

The United States' public debt is expected to rise to 121% of GDP in 2024 and reach 131.7% in 2029, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Fiscal Monitor report in late October.

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Clowns.

When does "a smaller number" enter the equation?

They claim to be doing this against the risk of lack of cash to pay "you" your benefits, or support basic services, whatever that may be.

The article should use the term "deficit", meaning their yearly over-spending is going to be 1.21 times the value of the whole private sector, and will continue to grow drastically. This carries the expectation that said private sector is going to "grow", certainly not "diminish".

It's some of the lamest window-dressing I've heard.

Sounds like a clear indication that the first victim of gross mismanagement will be "you", not the Department of Defense.

First, you have to pay them to get to work to grant you this favor.


This is the recent service on $33T:


$726 billion in July 2023, which accounted for 14% of the total federal spending.




As of now, we have gone past $36T.


If we generously estimate 200 million taxpayers and we all spent a $1,000, that would get us to $200 billion in payments. But we are going to need about four times that much. That means *you* can spend *only* about $4,000 per year on a *fee* that only increases -- that is, if there are that many of us paying into this thing.

Currently we enjoy this low payment cost because of our outstanding credit rating, but, as soon as "you" are shafted of something like, perhaps, SNAP, then our rating will slide and the costs will go up.


A millstone for all future generations to bear.

Very interesting interview with Pepe Escobar. I'm paraphrasing below some of the points discussed:

US-Israel have 3 main objectives in reigniting this conflict:
- Cutting off contacts between Hezbollah and Iran through Syria.
- Sowing divisions and extreme distrust between Ankara and Teheran.
- To force Russia to transfer aerospace assets from their Ukraine front to Syria.

Indications of Erdogan’s duplicity: Turkey’s Foreign Minister had recently claimed that Turkey had nothing to do with this latest Syrian conflict, that it was all instigated by Israel and US. However, yesterday Erdogan called Putin, and according to leaked details, is using this conflict as leverage to re-negotiate with Russia the Turkish presence in north-western Syria. Meaning that Turkey broke the Astana process and cannot be trusted anymore. Meeting scheduled in Qatar next week to discuss this situation.

Major war taking shape between the two main factions USA-Israel-NATO-Turkey against Russia-Iran-Syria, & the resistance, while Turkey will try to extract concessions from Russia and Iran. The first BRICS war…

Ukraine and Syrian terrorist fighters have made deals for trading fighters and military supplies.

Pepe Escobar: Russia BRACES for War as Turkey's SECRET MEETING Shocks Putin, Exposes Israel in Syria
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qubRmxPtYQw

Not mentioned by Escobar, but something that most of us here would be wondering about: how is Trump going to handle this situation when he comes into office in January? Will it be America first? Or will Trump do what Bibi tells him to do all over again?

Very telling… Wasn’t Ukraine supposed to be short on weapons? But they have enough ‘surplus’ to ship to Syria? Or has this been a cover all along for NATO & USA to keep arming terrorists in Syria…

I’m also posting this in the thread “WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia”. Sometimes I wonder if the two threads should be merged… After all, it’s the same players: deep state Isreal-NATO-USA hegemon wanna be, vs Russia-Iran-BRICS.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20241206/ir...121107644.html

December 6, 2024

Iran Urges Ukraine to Stop Weapon Supplies to Militants in Syria

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Ukraine needs to stop supplying US weapons to militants in Syria immediately, Mojtaba Damirchilou, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Eurasian Department head, said on Friday.
Earlier this week, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia has said that Kiev provides weapons and other kinds of support to terrorists in Syria.

Damirchilou also said that weapons supplies to Syrian militants are conducted "in clear violation of international counter-terrorism law," as quoted by Iran’s IRNA broadcaster.

A Sputnik investigation has confirmed Ukraine’s involvement in supporting terrorist activities in Syria — a fighter who deserted from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* group (formerly known as the Nusra Front*) said in an interview that Ukrainian specialist taught terrorists how to use drones.
*Banned in Russia as a terrorist organization

Yes, this is serious, and also more fog:

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According to Syrian state television, over 2,500 militants from Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliates were killed last week during army offensives supported by joint airpower.

A military source revealed that some militants resort to entering villages briefly, coercing residents to allow staged videos of their presence to mislead audiences and undermine public morale.

In northern Homs, the Syrian Army executed a strategic operation in the Dar al-Kabira–Talbiseh–Rastan axis, eliminating dozens of militants. This triggered widespread panic, disarray, and mass desertion among their ranks.

The Syrian Army also dismissed reports circulated by certain media and terrorist-affiliated platforms alleging troop withdrawals from positions around Homs.

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So, yes, in the first stages of surprise attack, of course they are going to abandon "checkpoints" and everything else small.

Goons rush in and take pictures, perhaps use AI to enhance something, and there is a flood of Hasbara everywhere.

It affects nothing on the ground. It's not really "final" until one sees the counter-moves from Syria. We don't expect it to take Idlib, but, will probably unmake most of the "gains" being advertised online. We haven't killed 2K Nusra in years! So, again, it may be argued this is a way to dispose of lots of radicals.


As to the revolting co-Ukraine strategy, yes, of course these are highly related; two threads are just suitable for organizational principles. The details are minorly different because the one mainly degrades Orthodoxy, the other Islam, but certainly the source is the same.

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Druze vs. Baath

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Unlike the others, the Druze are Syrian, moreover, they are heavily armed similar to Hezbollah. I have no idea why they are revolting. In theory, they and the Israeli Druze could both secede and form "Druze Country", but I have no reason to suggest thinking along those lines.

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I hope I will be sufficiently vague and clear at the same time, for different reasons.

Historically there has been (quite?) some, or at any rate sufficient, collaboration by the Druze with “nascent” “Israel” for the “Israelis” to count on them if needs were and be. All this provoked by the fact that, since the beginnings of Islam, the Druze belief system, an offshoot of Ishmaeli Shia Islam, has had to fight both Sunni Islam predominance for being a Shia denomination, and Twelver or non-Druze Shia predominance for being the "polytheist heretics" they were in the latter’s eyes. So the new regional “strong man” (the Zionist antisemite colonialists) became their natural ally. The Alawite elite in Syria, though belonging to an unwieldy Islam denomination in itself, is theologically quite far from the interesting peculiarities of Druze beliefs, hence not very attractive to the latter. (The Druze are mainly present in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.)

Some twenty to ten years ago, I used to regularly meet up with a Druze whose brother was liquidated by the Syrian authorities (army or police I was/am not quite sure); at the latest because of that personal tragedy it was, for the informed, clear where his allegiances were and with which of the warring parties he sympathised. All the while being a kind and wise person in all respects.

Provisional conclusion from this for me: the Zionist antisemite colonialists have succeeded in mobilising the Druze on their side of the equation.

quote: "Opposition fighters in Syria, in an unprecedented move, have totally taken over numerous cities, in a highly coordinated offensive, and are now on the outskirts of Damascus, obviously preparing to make a very big move toward taking out Assad. Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over 600,000 soldiers, seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have protected for years. This is where former President Obama refused to honor his commitment of protecting the RED LINE IN THE SAND, and all hell broke out, with Russia stepping in. But now they are, like possibly Assad himself, being forced out, and it may actually be the best thing that can happen to them. There was never much of a benefit in Syria for Russia, other than to make Obama look really stupid. In any event, Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!"unquote

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