#ASSAD REGIME

[marvacu]

[thnxfrthmmrs]

Why did the ICC never issue a warrant against Assad? The extent of his regime's cruelty is regaining attention now but it was well known before as well. Why were there never any large scale global protests?

Hamas commits a terror attack against Israel and immediately anti-Israel protests ignite all over the world, hand in hand with a skyrocketing rise of antisemitic hate crimes (and don't give me any of this "they were protesting the genocide" BS, the protests startet *right after* 10/7 and before Israel had responded at all. In my country's capital, there was a protest at the same time and right next to the vigil for the victims of 10/7).

China commits genocidal acts against the Uyghurs?

Russia attacks Ukraine, systematically tortures POWs, abducts Ukrainian children?

Assad uses chemical weapons against his people and torture against political prisoners?

Y'all don't care about human rights violations. All you care about is surfing a trendy wave of protest that makes you feel like you're "fighting the good fight", like you're part of a movement that gives you the feeling of being morally superior, something exciting like your personal Vietnam War protest experience.

So deeply, deeply disappointing.

[destielmemenews]

"Russia requested an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council to discuss Syria, according to Dmitry Polyansky, its deputy ambassador to the U.N., in a post on Telegram.

The arrival of Assad and his family in Moscow was reported by Russian agencies Tass and RIA, citing an unidentified source at the Kremlin. A spokesman there didn’t immediately respond to questions. RIA also said Syrian insurgents had guaranteed the security of Russian military bases and diplomatic posts in Syria."

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[deadpresidents]

I thought this was a blog about us presidents, no one comes here to read your thoughts on the mess in syria.

Well, first and foremost, this isn't a request line. I started this blog to write about whatever I want to write about and I've been doing that for 15+ years. It's not changing anytime soon. I don't care what you came here to read. It's not for you. If anybody finds anything interesting, it's an added bonus.

The collapse of a regime that has existed longer than I've been alive and has had an iron grip on one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world is historic. And it's interesting to me, and I'll write about whatever interests me whenever I am interested by it. These moments should be fascinating to anybody who has an interest in history. You never know where the story is going to go from here, and that alone is interesting, as well. Just because it isn't "your" history doesn't mean it isn't historic.

When Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father in 2000, there was actually a significant amount of optimism around him. He was a London-educated ophthalmologist who was never intended to be Syria's leader but was thrust into the role after the death of his brother in a car accident. It was thought that he might be a reformer who would lead differently than the tyrannical rule of his father. There was hope that some real changes might take place in parts of the Arab world in 1999 and 2000 when King Hussein of Jordan, King Hassan II of Morocco, and Hafez al-Assad of Syria -- longtime rulers in their respective countries -- all died and were replaced by sons in their mid-30s (King Abdullah II in Jordan, King Mohammed VI in Morocco, and Bashar in Syria). Jordan and Morocco weren't in the same situation as Syria, especially considering the decades of close connections King Hussein and King Hassan II had with the United States, but there was still genuine hope about Bashar al-Assad in 2000.

Twenty-four years later, we know the path of history that Assad took, but these moments are hugely important -- not just for Syrians or Arabs or the Middle East in general, but for the entire world. What happens in Syria matters here. Don't forget that there are American soldiers on the ground in Syria. I'm from Sacramento and live in Los Angeles -- those two cities are almost twice as far apart as Damascus is from Jerusalem. Damascus is closer to Beirut than Sacramento is to San Francisco. Russia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel -- these countries are all intricately connected with Syria in various ways and have been for decades. If you aren't interested in what's going on in Syria today, that's your prerogative. If you don't think what's going on in Syria today makes a difference here, you are disturbingly ignorant.

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[generallemarc]

ASSAD IS GONE!

Multiple reports of him having fled, and they can't be wrong because the Presidential Palace is under rebel control. Ten days! All it took was ten days!

[eretzyisrael]

[relaxedstyles]

#Inflation #economy #NATO #europe #ukraine #syria

And absolutely banger of an interview.

[cletusthurstonbeauregard]

life comes at you fast

[david-goldrock]

Assad talks with Sinwar in hell

We had a good thing you idiot piece of a son of a bitch, we had Hizballah, we had the Hamas, we had all we needed and it ticked like a clock, you could have shut your mouth, wait, and we would have destroyed Israel together when the right time would have arrived, but you had to blow it all up, you with your pride and ego

[ohsalome]

[deadpresidents]

50+ years of rule by the Assad family in Syria is officially over.

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by Shoshana Bryen

The Assad regime is gone. Sadynaya Prison is liberated, and the depth of the Assad family’s depravity is becoming clear.

While the West seems to hold out hope that the transition will lead to something better for the Syrian people, the saying in the Middle East goes, “The enemy of my enemy can also be my enemy.”

The incoming warlords are the HTS — a Sunni, ISIS-adjacent, Taliban-adjacent, Turkish armed and funded organization on the US and UK terrorist lists. If you Google them, the stories would be accompanied by graphic, hideous videos of revenge killings. I am choosing not to link to the horrific murders here, but you can find them online, and just know that they are a tiny fraction of what’s out there.

HTS leaders and militants said, upon entering Damascus, “This is the heart of the Abode of Islam. This is Damascus, the [land of] Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, the land of Islam … This is the camp of the Muslims. From here we are coming to Jerusalem. Be patient, oh people of Gaza. Say Allah Akbar!”

One fighter added: “Just like that, Allah willing, we will enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Prophet’s Mosque [in Medina], and the Kaaba. We will enter these [mosques], Allah willing.”

In this context, Israel has offered the world a gift, decimating the Russian-Iranian arsenal Assad left behind before HTS can get its hands on it.

The first IDF strikes were on Syrian chemical weapons depots and “research facilities.”  (You know, the ones President Obama declared 96 percent destroyed in 2014.) Then, according to @IDF on X:

Israeli Navy missile ships struck the Al-Bayda and Latakia ports, where 15 Syrian naval vessels were docked. They took out dozens of sea-to-sea missiles with ranges of 80–190 km. Each missile carried significant explosive payloads posing threats to civilian and military maritime vessels in the area.

The Air Force conducted more than 350 strikes on targets including anti-aircraft batteries, Syrian Air Force airfields, and dozens of weapons production sites, neutralizing Scud missiles, cruise missiles, surface-to-sea, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, UAVs, fighter jets, attack helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars, and more.

The IDF conducted air strikes on 130 ground assets in Syria, including weapons depots, military structures, launchers, and firing positions.

No civilians or homes — or anything besides destructive weapons — were targeted.

[lefildariane]

S02E02.

[straynoahide]

In the light of current changes and uncertainties in Syria, please be mindful and watchful of the rights of ethnoreligious minorities across the world, including also the Syrian Christians.

They should be remembered by us like the rest of the worldwide Christian community under the governance of hostile regimes, like the Copts, many African Christians and Chinese Christians, facing from legal insecurity to persecution & oppression.

These dates are very important for everyone in the Church. Solidarity and the ecumenical spirit are important towards all the faithful in Syria, no matter their denomination, we're all brothers.

I hope for a peaceful and joyful celebration of the Nativity and peace and joy for all Syrians in 2025 as well.

I hope we find many allies and kindred spirits in our common, good endeavors towards a safe and prosperous Syria and the region.

Free Syria

in hoc signo vincetis