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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2024, 10:54:31 pm »
   If you look closely enough, you'll find that American Intelligence Agencies are neck deep in most all those hot spots around the World.
 
   It's just not in Trump's Wheelhouse to straighten this $hit out, appointing Rubio as SoS proves that.
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2024, 10:35:15 am »
Looks like Trump isn't interested in straightening this Syrian $#!t out.
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2024, 02:21:55 pm »
The Collapse of Iran’s Strategic Depth in Syria: A Nightmare for Khamenei’s Regime

By Jazeh Miller -7th December 2024

For decades, the Iranian regime has treated Syria as a linchpin of its regional influence, famously dubbing it the “35th province” of Iran. However, this once-critical strategic asset has become a glaring symbol of failure for Tehran’s expansionist ambitions.

The Strategic Value of Syria
To understand the significance of Syria in Iran’s foreign policy, one must revisit a revealing statement by Mehdi Taeb, head of the Ammar Strategic Base, a regime-affiliated political and cultural organization. In 2013, Taeb declared:
“If the enemy attacks us and wants to take Syria or Khuzestan, the priority is that we keep Syria. Because if we keep Syria, we can also take back Khuzestan. But if we lose Syria, we cannot even keep Tehran.”
This statement, published by the state-controlled Asr-e Iran website, highlights the centrality of Syria in Tehran’s regional strategy.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his allies have long touted the concepts of the “Shia Crescent” and “Strategic Depth” as cornerstones of their foreign policy. However, these ambitions face unprecedented challenges due to mounting international and domestic pressures on Bashar al-Assad’s government, threatening the foundation of Tehran’s influence in the region.

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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #28 on: December 07, 2024, 02:57:22 pm »

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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #31 on: December 07, 2024, 10:09:13 pm »
Don't know about this one.  Assad was reported to have landed in Tehran, but did anyone actually see him there?  Also, why would he contact the UAE for US help, promising to cut ties with Iran, if he was in Iran at the time?  Let's just say 'whereabouts unknown'.



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« Reply #33 on: December 07, 2024, 10:14:14 pm »
Assad troops in Damascus are discarding their uniforms and putting on civilian clothes.  There will be no fight for Damascus.  Assad is done.



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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #38 on: December 08, 2024, 12:08:26 am »
This is wild. I know this thwarts Iran, but who are these guys and who is backing them?

Another Taliban or ISIS off Israel's doorstep will only make things worse.
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #39 on: December 08, 2024, 12:09:12 am »
Does this mean the refugees in Europe can finally go back home?
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #40 on: December 08, 2024, 12:23:57 am »


Redrawing the map of the Middle East

CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 26, 2016 11:00 AM CST | Last Updated: February 26, 2016


Sykes-Picot Map, 1916

One hundred years ago, in May 1916, an English diplomat named Robert Sykes and a French counterpart, François Georges-Picot, carved up the Middle East into spheres of influence for their countries in the event that the British and French and their allies defeated the Ottoman Empire, which was allied with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the First World War.

It became known as a Sykes-Picot Agreement, although it was supposed to remain secret, and it laid the groundwork for the borders that would later define Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the kingdoms of the Arabian peninsula.

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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #41 on: December 08, 2024, 08:41:28 am »
In Damascus, Christians are defiantly praying for their survival as islamists enter the city.

https://twitter.com/NiohBerg/status/1865565481840570766
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« Reply #42 on: December 08, 2024, 08:42:33 am »
There are no good guys in this fight. A genocide of non-Muslims is imminent. Sharia, the most system of governance on the face of the earth, will be imposed.

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« Reply #43 on: December 08, 2024, 08:44:51 am »
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #44 on: December 08, 2024, 09:20:05 am »
Brutal dictator, Assad, has fled Syria, the pipeline for weapons carried by Hezbollah to Lebanon for attacks on Israel.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/syria-damascus-rebel-capture-rcna183344

What we know
A coalition of Syrian rebels have toppled the government of President Bashar Al-Assad and captured the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Bashar Al-Assad, who was Syria's president for over two decades and inherited the post from his father, Hafez Al-Assad, has left the country and given orders for a peaceful transition of power, according to Russia, a close ally of the regime. They did not say where al-Assad is now.

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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #45 on: December 08, 2024, 09:29:49 am »
There is speculation that his aircraft crashed after passing over some rebel held territory, possibly shot down.
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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #46 on: December 08, 2024, 09:35:46 am »
IDF Moves Tanks into Demilitarized Zone to Deter Syrian Rebels

Israel’s Army Radio reported on Sunday morning local time that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had moved tanks into the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria to deter Syrian rebels after the apparent fall of the Assad regime.

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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #47 on: December 08, 2024, 09:41:35 am »
Syria falls: Looting and celebrations mark end of over half-century of Assad rule
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Damascenes awoke on Sunday to find the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, marking an end to over a half-century of governing by a ruler with that surname.

Opposition forces arrived shortly before dawn in Umayyad Square, the city center. After a steady trickle in the early hours, a flood of supporters emerged, celebrating and vandalizing symbols of the Assad regime. Dozens of videos showed Assad posters being defaced, statues toppled, and government buildings raided.


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A video taken at dawn showed a sea of Damascenes celebrating in the streets.


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« Reply #48 on: December 08, 2024, 11:34:51 am »
Assad's plane shot down.  Too bad, eh?

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A transport plane operated by Syrian Air has disappeared from flight tracking - amid uncertainty over the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Re: In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
« Reply #49 on: December 08, 2024, 11:54:23 am »
Gunmen storm Iranian embassy in Damascus as Russia claims Assad left 'instructions' to 'transfer power'

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A group of unknown gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Sunday after Islamist rebels took the city and overthrew the regime of Bashar Assad, who the Russian Foreign Ministry says fled the country and left "instructions" for a transfer of power.

Iranian state television reported on the embassy incident, saying they did not believe the gunmen were affiliated with the wider rebel group that took the city. Iran had withdrawn most of its officials and their families on Saturday, leaving only a handful of diplomats.

"It is said that the Iranian embassy was stormed alongside nearby stores by an armed group different from the group now controlling [most of] Syria," Iranian state TV said, referring to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which spearheaded recent rebel advances.

Arab and Iranian media have shared footage from inside the embassy's premises, where assailants rummaged through furniture and documents inside the building and damaged some windows.

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Makes you wonder if any of those gunmen were Israeli and/or US/UK SpecOps taking advantage of the chaos to raid the Iranian embassy?
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