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Syria, Syria, Syria...

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 1 Dec 2024, 00:09 last edited by
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    How it’s related to Ukraine and Israel.

    https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/setbacks-for-russia-iran-and-hezbollah-turn-into-a-catastrophe-for-syrias-assad-c3e693e8?st=j5TNkj&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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      Wim
      wrote on 1 Dec 2024, 09:41 last edited by
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      From a Ukrainian point of view

      https://www.kyivpost.com/post/43117

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        1 Dec 2024, 09:41

        From a Ukrainian point of view

        https://www.kyivpost.com/post/43117

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        Renauda
        wrote on 1 Dec 2024, 16:48 last edited by
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        @Wim

        I understand the axiom, “an enemy of my enemy is my friend” but supporting armed Islamicist fanaticism will not reap any long term benefit. Strategically a dumb move.

        Elbows up!

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          Darth Putin
          wrote on 15 Dec 2024, 02:37 last edited by
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            Wim
            wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 18:02 last edited by
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            And Erdogan smiled...

            https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2024/12/syria-russia-turkiye-relationships?lang=en

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              AndyD
              wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 21:18 last edited by
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              Basic foreign policy

              20241219_211147.jpg

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                Mik
                wrote on 20 Dec 2024, 16:28 last edited by
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                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-kills-islamic-state-leader-in-syria/ar-AA1weCID

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 07:33 last edited by
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                  How it started….

                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                    Mik
                    wrote on 22 Jan 2025, 13:38 last edited by
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                    Tartus is out of Russian hands. At least for the moment. I doubt Syria's new government is very friendly to Moscow in the foreseeable future.

                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/syria-deals-blow-to-putin-s-fleet-in-mediterranean/ar-AA1xEcDd

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      Renauda
                      wrote on 22 Jan 2025, 14:44 last edited by Renauda
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                      Having won Having lost the hearts and minds of the Syrian locals:

                      “The Russians based nearby often raided our neighborhood,” he says. “We were terrified of them, especially the Chechen fighters. We avoided interacting with them, but it wasn’t a peaceful relationship. They were monstrous. They would often come to our market and just take whatever they wanted. But what could we do?”

                      Abu Salmun, an elderly man standing nearby whose face is scarred by an explosion during the siege, interrupts Latif.

                      “Under the 2018 agreement, Assad’s forces couldn’t enter Ghouta. So it was the Russians who handled security,” he explains. “Assad had the Iranians behind him, and the Iranians had the Russians behind them. In the end, it was the Russians who called all the shots.”

                      https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/22/they-destroyed-everything-with-russia-gone-syrians-begin-a-long-painful-process-of-rebuilding-a87684

                      Elbows up!

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