#Al-Julani

[narrative-theory]

Al-Julani's New Identity, the CIA and America – Scott Ritter

[eretzyisrael]

by Dalit Halevi

Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, has said that the new Syrian regime will operate according to Sharia Law.

Speaking in Damascus, al-Julani said that the regime's morality police will operate under the Minister of Internal Affairs and be under the supervision of religious clerics and mullahs.

The morality police's job will be to ensure that the public implements Sharia Law, and in doing so, it will prioritize the path of "dawah," proselytization and education, instead of operating through force.

This is because the way of brute force "shows our inability to convey Sharia to the people," he explained.

However, al-Julani added, the new regime will not hesitate to use force against those who attempt to prevent it from implementing Sharia Law. "The jihad is obligatory for this reason," he stressed.

[rightnewshindi]

रूस के हमले में मारा गया सीरिया के शैतान अबू मोहम्मद अल-जुलानी, अल असद सरकार को मिली बड़ी राहत

Russia Attack on Syria: सीरिया एक बार फिर गृहयुद्ध की आग में जल रहा है। विद्रोहियों ने सीरिया के बड़े शहरों में शामिल अलेप्पो पर कब्जा कर लिया है। ऐसे में बसर अल असद के नेतृत्व वाली सरकार पर संकट बढ़ गया है। इस बीच दावा किया गया है कि असद सरकार का समर्थन कर रहे रूस के हवाई हमलों में विद्रोहियों का सबसे बड़ा नेता अबू मोहम्मद अल-जुलानी मारा गया है। अबू मोहम्मद अल-जुलानी, हयात तहरीर अल-शाम (HTS) का…

[komsomolka]

Representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the new ruling extremist organization in Damascus, informed the representatives of the Palestinian factions in Syria they would no longer be allowed to possess any weapons, training camps, or military headquarters, Ibrahim Amin of Al-Akhbar reported on 13 December.

Amin further reports that the factions must dissolve their military formations as soon as possible in exchange for political and charitable work under the roof of the new Syrian state.

Palestinian factions, including Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), the Saiqa, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Martyr Ali Aswad Brigad, have had a presence in Syria as guests of the government for decades. [...]

Many Palestinian refugees settled in Syria in the Yarmouk Camp on the southern outskirts of Damascus. The camp became the capital of the Palestinian diaspora. [...]

Amin notes that the practical result of these steps taken by HTS, led by former Al-Qaeda leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who now goes by his real name Ahmad al-Sharaa, is that the Palestinians are prohibited from using Syria as a headquarters or passage for any activity against Israel.

In 2012, the predecessor to HTS, the Nusra Front, invaded and occupied Yarmouk, seeking to use it as the gateway to conquer Damascus. The camp was largely destroyed over the following years in the course of the fighting. ISIS also occupied the camp and fought against the Syrian army and Palestinian factions there.

Amin says that although the new Syrian government does not talk about establishing relations with Israel, its representatives talk about taking practical steps to prevent any existing or potential resistance against Israel from Syrian territory.

[queeranarchism]

Fellow leftist: "The media is far too simplistic, al-Assad was terrible, but that doesn't mean the forces currently taking over Syria are good. They're also pretty shit..."

Me: "Yes! Finally, some nuance. There's multiple factions and-"

Fellow leftist: "... which means this much be a fake rebellion fully engineered by the US government to turn Syria into a puppet state because no movement born of the people of Syria could want this."

Me: "Whoa now, take off the tinfoil hat. I know the US loves to do some international meddling but I'm pretty sure they didn't create HTS, nor are they thrilled about the role of al-Julani after trying to kill the man for over a decade. The world is not divided into Pure Moral People's Struggles and Imperialist Conspiracies. That's not a helpful new binary."

[prussianmemes]

am i crazy for thinking the leader of HTS looks kind of like an arab zelensky

hello erdogan. it's al-julani. we need five billion rockets, to bomb aleppo children. allahu akbar.

[reality-detective]

The BBC interviews the rebranded version of Ahmad al-Shara' (Abu Muhammad al-Julani)'s now that they are selling him as a statesman rather than a terrorist. 👇

Jolani is the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), previously al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate.

He began his militant career with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, gaining expertise in insurgency and extremism.

‼️In 2011, Jolani established Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria, an al-Qaeda branch known for suicide bombings, assassinations, and mass killings.

‼️Between 2012 and 2015, Jabhat al-Nusra conducted widespread attacks, including suicide bombings and chemical attacks, targeting civilians and government forces.

‼️In 2017, he rebranded Jabhat al-Nusra as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to distance it from al-Qaeda, though terrorist activities continued.

‼️HTS enforced strict Sharia law, carried out public executions, suppressed minorities, and used civilians as human shields.

‼️Jolani and HTS are internationally recognized as terrorists, with the U.N. and U.S. designating them as such.

‼️Jolani has a $10 million bounty on his head under the U.S. Rewards for Justice Program.

This is who the US and Israel have been funding in order to get rid of Assad. This is who the media is now trying to whitewash and rebrand. 👇

Syrian sources: An official American delegation led by Barbara Leaf, the Biden administration's envoy to the Middle East, is currently meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, commander of the rebel organization Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.

What's in the news, but NOT on the news 🤔

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Resistance News Network:

The armed terrorists of the Syrian opposition "Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham" continue their media campaign to present their formerly ISIS- and Al-Qaeda-affiliated selves as reformed and "open to change," which the western media parrots without question.

HTS leader Abu Mohammed Al-Julani is now presented as giving up his head-slicing ways under a black flag in favor of a tailored olive military outfit, palatable to the west. Remarkably, Al-Julani, despite being among the world's most abominable terrorists, was freely given an interview in CNN today, where his "changed" views were platformed, glossing over his history as an ISIS leader in Iraq and Syria.

Al-Julani, in a message to Iraq a few days ago, manipulated language to serve the Western agenda, speaking about "Iran's wars against the region," referring to the Gaza genocide and "israel's" war on Lebanon, without naming the executor at all. This is a calculated rhetoric that aligns fully with the agenda of his Western and zionist backers which seek to fracture the resistance in the region.

In an interview with zionist media today, an FSA officer openly admitted that their only enemies are the Syrian state, Hezbollah, and Iran - not the settler-colonial and expansionist tumor in the region called "israel." Far from even pretending to condemn the occupation, he expressed willingness to be friendly with the genocidal entity, mirroring what was told to zionist analyst Mordechai Kadar, that opposition groups want increased support and weapons from "israel."

He added that they are "thankful to 'israel' for strikes against Hezbollah." This is no surprise, as opposition groups have repeatedly been documented expressing thanks to Netanyahu and celebrating assassinations of resistance figures, even through Al-Aqsa Flood. As quoted, the opposition's sole goal is overthrowing the Syrian state; they seek to normalize with "israel" and even requested "'israeli' and American aid for reconstruction," which would only make Syria more dependent (Note: the Syrian state owes $0 to the World Bank today).

The Syrian opposition has deceived the West, as well as some Arabs, that they are virtuous humanitarians fighting for the Syrian people. In reality, they are pawns in the destabilization the region, aiming to break the link of resistance, and serve "israel" with their actions. By Al-Julani's own admission, over 30% of their ranks consist of foreign mercenaries, far from the "grassroots" movement they aim to represent, while their operations are shaped and funded by Turkey and the West.

Despite the sanitized picture they try to sell the western media today, horrific stories of executions, robberies, siege have emerged from towns that have been taken over in the last week. Despite the attempt at covering up these stories, their true colors shine through by their actions, as well the occasional ISIS patches they forget to hide on their uniforms.

While the resistance in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen defends the region from Western hegemony and tyranny, the Syrian opposition has not lifted a finger. Their Western-trained drones, operated by Ukrainian instructors, have never targeted the zionist entity—they have only targeted Syrians. For months, they have schemed to destabilize the region and undermine the gains of the resistance. With the blessing of their masters and Western cover and support, they are working to sow chaos, diminish the resistance's momentum, and serve their foreign interests.

https://t.me/PalestineResist/71175?single

[darkmaga-returns]

December 8, 2024, was a sad day for all sovereigntists around the world. After nearly a decade and a half of fighting for survival against simultaneous aggression from virtually all sides, Syria succumbed to its mortal wounds. The ongoing blame game in Russia, Iran and other multipolar powers won’t change anything. There’s a ton of speculation on who sold what and to whom, but the simple fact is that everything has a breaking point. Since 2011, when NATO effectively invaded the country, Syria wasn’t given a day of break. And yes, it was an invasion, because the so-called “Syrian Civil War” is a ridiculous euphemism coined by the mainstream propaganda machine as a cover-up for this terrorist-infested assault. The political West and its vassals and satellite states launched this truly unprovoked war of aggression not against Assad, but the Syrian people.

Back in 2015, Damascus asked for Russia’s help and its intervention saved the country from a complete terrorist takeover. By 2019, most of the country was liberated from NATO-backed terrorists, leaving several areas under occupation, including the terrorist-infested Al Tanf, where American occupation forces are still stationed, and Idlib, where Turkey maintained and supported an alliance of various Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists. Precisely these two areas played a central role in the latest attack on Syria, resulting in the complete takeover. The US-backed, Kurdish-dominated SDF still holds the territory beyond the Euphrates, although it remains to be seen for how long with the expansionist Turkey sending its terrorists to the area. Either way, the actual Syrian Civil War is starting just now and it’ll be a disastrous bloodbath.

The mainstream propaganda machine is already preparing some sort of “Syrian Zelensky” as the leader of the “moderate, democratic Syria”. The so-called “emir” Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a, better known by his Al Qaeda nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a wanted terrorist, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, previously known as Al-Nusra Front), with the United States formally offering $10 million for his whereabouts and capture. And yet, that doesn’t prevent CNN from interviewing him, meaning they obviously know where he is, making this “moderate democratic” charade all the most ludicrous. Even more interestingly, he has an extremely lucrative business in Turkey, a major NATO member that somehow “didn’t get the memo” they’re working with a terrorist. Still, Ankara is more honest about its motivation for working with him.

[crazy-so-na-sega]

The Head of the "Syrian Rebels" aka ISIS aka Israel Secret Intelligence Service Al-Julani is Jewish and a graduated of the School of Islamic Jurisprudence located in Tel Aviv.

Che "sorpresa":

il capo dei "ribelli siriani" alias ISIS alias Israel Secret Intelligence Service Al-Julani è ebreo e laureato alla School of Islamic Jurisprudence di Tel Aviv. Ogni singola volta

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in effetti [gli orecchi] son quelli...🤔

[mariacallous]

Last week, Syrian rebels led by the Sunni Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a surprise offensive, capturing significant parts of Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities, and advancing south into Hama province. This offensive—the most substantial territorial gain by rebel forces in nearly a decade—struck at the heart of what Russia once considered its defining achievement in Syria: the 2016 recapture of Aleppo.

In December 2016, Russian airpower, in coordination with Iranian-backed forces and the Syrian army, retook the city in an operation that demonstrated Moscow’s military effectiveness and cemented its role as the decisive external actor in Syria, overshadowing other actors such as the United States, which focused narrowly on countering the Islamic State, and Turkey, which was preoccupied with containing Kurdish forces near its border with Syria. The loss of Aleppo thus represents not just a military setback but a symbolic challenge to Russia’s claim of being able to decisively shape Syria’s future.

For Russia, the loss of regime control in Aleppo reveals deeper vulnerabilities in its Syrian strategy. The degradation of key ground forces such as Hezbollah—exacerbated by Israeli strikes against their commanders, forces, and logistics in Lebanon and Syria in recent months—and the endemic weakness of the Syrian army have created military gaps that Moscow has struggled to fill due to its primarily aerial deployment in Syria.

While Russia’s airpower in Syria remains relatively consistent with its 2018 levels, the redeployment of some ground forces in the past two years to secure strategic locations such as Tartus and Latakia has reduced its flexibility to address new threats effectively. Yet with established regional influence and significant military investments at stake, Russia cannot afford to retreat from Syria despite these mounting challenges. The naval base in Tartus secures Russia’s access to the Mediterranean, a critical geostrategic asset, while the Khmeimim air base near Latakia enables Moscow to project power across the region and maintain its role as a key player in Syria and beyond.

Russia’s response to the rebel offensive revealed significant operational constraints. When HTS first struck Aleppo, the speed and surprise of the advance left Moscow little time to organize effective air support. Though not lacking in air capacity, Russia struggled with the practical challenge of rapidly generating enough sorties to counter such a large-scale offensive. By the time rebels approached Hama, Russian forces managed to mount a more coordinated air campaign, with Russian and Syrian aircraft striking rebel positions across Hama, Aleppo, and Idlib. Russian sources claimed these strikes killed HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, though this remains unverified.

The offensive also exposed embarrassing weaknesses in the Assad regime’s defenses. At Kuweires air base near Aleppo, Syrian forces reportedly surrendered without resistance, allowing HTS to capture significant military assets. The seized equipment included a Mi-8 helicopter, an L-39 combat training aircraft, and reportedly an S-200 anti-aircraft missile system, along with Strela-10 and Pantsir-S1 air defense systems. Even more concerning was the fall of al-Safira, one of the regime’s largest military-industrial complexes and a critical defense manufacturing center.

The rebel advance toward Hama now threatens Russia’s strategic position in Syria. If HTS takes Hama, it could isolate the coastal provinces, as the city of Hama lies about 50 miles from Tartus and serves as a key junction connecting the interior to the Mediterranean coast. Meanwhile, a push to the city of Homs, roughly 75 miles from Latakia and 50 miles from Tartus, would sever the land link to Russia’s Mediterranean bases at Latakia and Tartus from its limited forces in central and eastern Syria.

This geographic separation would severely hamper Russia’s ability to coordinate operations across Syria. The situation could deteriorate further if dormant rebel cells in the south reactivate, potentially fragmenting regime territory and straining Russia’s already limited military presence. Russia maintains a presence in southern Syria, particularly in Quneitra and Daraa provinces near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where it has established military police observation posts to monitor cease-fires and regional tensions.

Beyond immediate military concerns, these developments expose Moscow’s growing challenges in preserving its influence in Syria. Since initiating its military intervention in 2015, Moscow’s influence in Syria has rested on several key elements: a partnership with Iran and its network of nonstate actors; coordination with Turkey, with a view to managing competing interests, such as Turkey’s concerns over Kurdish forces and Russia’s support for the Assad regime; a tenuous balancing act with Israel to prevent unintended military clashes and preserve deconfliction agreements; diplomatic outreach to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); and efforts to maintain a working deconfliction mechanism with the United States.

However, each of these pillars has come under strain not only due to shifting realities in Syria but due to the spillover effects of Ukraine and Lebanon.

The Russian-Iranian partnership has been particularly critical to Russia’s objectives in Syria. This relationship was forged over shared concerns about the potential collapse of the Assad regime and the threat of Sunni extremism; it combined Russian airpower with ground forces from Iran and its allied militias. Iranian-supported groups such as Hezbollah, Iraqi Shiite militias, the Afghan Fatemiyoun, and the Pakistani Zainabiyoun were instrumental in recapturing key territories. Their joint campaign helped reclaim Aleppo in 2016, a turning point in the Syrian civil war.

Russia’s approach to Iran in Syria has shifted dramatically since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Moscow previously balanced between Iran and Israel, exemplified by its 2018 commitment to keep Iranian forces away from Israel’s border and its silence during Israeli strikes on Iranian assets. However, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and especially after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Moscow has aligned more closely with Iran’s so-called Axis of Resistance.

Russia now openly criticizes Israeli strikes and has ceded positions in central and eastern Syria to Iranian-backed forces—ostensibly aimed at preventing rebel forces from exploiting Russia’s reduction of ground forces and private military contractors in eastern Syria.

Meanwhile, Israel has dramatically escalated its strikes against Iranian assets in Syria, moving beyond targeting weapons storage to systematically eliminating high-value personnel. The Israeli offensive in Lebanon and the decimation of Hezbollah’s leadership have particularly impacted Russia’s position in Syria. The degradation of Hezbollah, which served as Russia’s primary allied ground force in western and southern Syria, has created a significant operational gap that Russia, with its limited troop presence of approximately 2,000 to 4,000 personnel, has struggled to fill.

Recently, amid developments in Gaza and Lebanon, speculation arose that Israel might again seek Russia’s assistance in curbing Iran’s influence in Syria. However, recent events suggest that Russia lacks both the capability and, potentially, the willingness to constrain Iran. This dynamic could further strain Russia-Israel relations, which have already significantly deteriorated since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Meanwhile, Russia and Turkey have frequently clashed over their competing visions for Syria’s future. Their relationship hit its lowest point in 2015, when Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber near the Syrian border. Both sides eventually reconciled, but even within the Astana process—a diplomatic framework launched in 2017 by Iran, Russia, and Turkey to facilitate negotiations on the Syrian conflict and de-escalation zones—they have pursued conflicting aims: Russia supports the Assad regime’s full territorial control, while Turkey backs opposition forces and maintains a military presence in northern Syria to prevent Kurdish autonomy there.

Since the start of its war in Ukraine, Russia has sought to maintain close relations with Turkey, a NATO member and critical trade partner for Moscow. This effort, coupled with Russia’s diminished resources across various regions, has positioned Ankara in a place of relative advantage. This dynamic is particularly evident in the South Caucasus, where Turkey, through its support for Azerbaijan against Armenia, has assumed a more active role in shaping regional dynamics.

The resurgence of HTS and Turkish-backed rebels will likely force Russia to reach new understandings with Turkey in Syria. While Moscow previously criticized Ankara sharply over rebel activities in Idlib, Russia’s current military constraints and need to maintain Turkish cooperation amid the Ukraine war—specifically for critical trade routes, access through the Bosporus for its naval operations, and to discourage Turkey from supplying Ukraine with advanced arms—have tempered its response.

Instead of denouncing Turkey for failing to control HTS, Russian officials have emphasized the Astana format as a mechanism for stability, suggesting that Moscow seeks accommodation rather than confrontation with Ankara.

Russia has promoted the normalization and reintegration of the Assad regime into the Arab world. These efforts culminated in Syria’s return to the Arab League in May 2023, as the GCC sought to acknowledge the reality of the regime’s control over much of Syria while reengaging with Damascus as a way to balance Iran’s influence. Russia’s objective has been to tap into Gulf financial resources for Syria’s reconstruction and economic recovery while enhancing the Assad regime’s international legitimacy.

An indication of this normalization was on display following the HTS offensive when Bashar al-Assad held a call with Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed, who affirmed Emirati support for Syrian “sovereignty.” Nevertheless, the ongoing threats posed by armed opposition groups underline that normalization with Arab countries, while diplomatically beneficial, has little tangible impact on stabilizing the situation on the ground.

Moscow’s strategy in Syria going forward likely will involve a pragmatic adaptation rather than a withdrawal or a complete overhaul. This may require Russia to reconcile with the reality that its reduced military influence demands greater flexibility with regional powers.

The return of Donald Trump to the White House adds another layer of complexity to Russia’s calculations. A second Trump presidency might seek a grand bargain with Moscow, potentially offering a deal on Ukraine—such as freezing military aid or even recognizing Moscow’s territorial claims—in exchange for Russia helping to reduce Iran’s presence in Syria and facilitate a U.S. withdrawal from the region.

However, such a deal faces significant obstacles. Russia’s increased dependence on Iranian military support, both in Ukraine and Syria, makes Moscow unlikely to risk this crucial partnership. Moreover, Russia’s diminished leverage in Syria raises questions about its ability to deliver on any promises regarding Iranian influence, even if it wanted to.

Syria’s future trajectory will likely create new complications. Israel, faced with Russia’s inability or unwillingness to constrain Iran in Syria, may intensify its unilateral strikes against Iranian assets. Turkey may push for greater influence in the north, leveraging Russia’s need for cooperation to expand its sphere of control.

These dynamics suggest Syria is increasingly being divided into spheres of influence, with Russia focused primarily on securing its core interests along the Mediterranean coast. Though Russia is unlikely to move ground forces from Ukraine, any threat to its assets in Tartus and Latakia would likely see a redeployment of private military contractors or attempts to curry favor with Iran in hopes of ground reinforcements.

Rather than reevaluating its commitment to the Assad regime, Moscow appears determined to preserve its Syrian presence by recalibrating its methods.

[komsomolka]

The Israeli attacks, which exceed 350 since the fall of Damascus, have wiped out most of Syria’s military capabilities. The Israeli army also significantly expanded its illegal occupation in the country. [...]

There has been documented evidence over the years regarding Syria’s extremist opposition cooperating with Israel, particularly during 2014 battles in Quneitra, when fighters from the Nusra Front – the Al-Qaeda group that became HTS – were receiving air cover from Israeli jets and being treated in Israeli hospitals in the occupied Golan Heights.

Political Syrian opposition organizations have also enjoyed ties with Tel Aviv. Fahd al-Masri, a former Free Syrian Army (FSA) spokesman and member of the Belgium-based National Salvation Front in Syria, told Israeli news outlet i24 after president Bashar al-Assad's government was ousted on Sunday: “Without the blows you inflicted on Hezbollah and Iran, we could not free Syria,” Masri said. “Thank you, Israel. This is an Israeli victory, our brothers and neighbors.”

HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who has recently started going by his real name Ahmad al-Sharaa, told a reporter this week that his message to foreign countries is that Syria is tired from war and not looking to enter another one, adding that the main “fear” was of Hezbollah and “Iranian militias.”

Arnaout, who refused to answer Channel 4’s questions on Israeli airstrikes, gave an interview on 7 December with the Center for Peace Communications – a New York-based “non-profit” organization that is funded by pro-Israel lobbies and promotes “reconciliation” in the region.

[jyndor]

Every American IS OBLIGED to visit all the countries where the United States has carried out a coup d'etat and promoted its American democracy, and "enjoy" the results of their country's activities.

lmao you're not gonna catch me saying anything positive about how us americans generally understand our country's impact on the global south, or about the brutality of western/us imperialism in the global south.

the us/west/nato/turkey/cia is backing various parts of all sides here, so I'm not particularly hopeful for the long term of syria. I'm not buying the alleged wokeification of julani, the former al nusra emir who got his start with al qaeda.

but how can I not understand the joy that so many syrian refugees have because they get to go home???

anyway if this is about assad being part of the alleged axis of resistance, I mean it is what it is. I'm not a campist, fuck assad. plus he wasn't really a great ally to palestinians in their struggle against zionist occupation and the ongoing genocide. of course I understand why the pflp and the dflp are aligned with assad and are concerned about how this will go for them, in the same way I understand why it was uncomfortable for a lot of syrians when hezbollah gets lauded for everything it has done to fight israel. and those can't even touch the scale of the damage that the us is responsible for in so much of the world, since so many of these liberation struggles exist BECAUSE of western/us imperialism in the first place.

it's like I can understand why ukraine has aligned with the us and nato, or why crimean tatars think they are better off with ukrainian control over crimea. like yeah alliances can be ugly. and at the same time it's why I understand why so many countries in the global south are more aligned with russia even as russia is doing its own war of aggression in ukraine.

if people in resistance movements could have their way I am sure they would prefer to always stand on principle and stand up to their allies who suck but I get why they can't or don't. solidarity is inevitability going to involve some conflicting sides/interests. it is what it is, doesn't make the fight for liberation of all people less just.

call it a coup if you want, you might be right. I'm pretty worried about how this is gonna go for syrians, but I also understand why syrians are celebrating right now. really hope this doesn't end in the balkanization of syria, or with open air slave markets like libya after the overthrow of gaddafi, or the nightmare of daesh after us wars of aggression in afghanistan and iraq.

idk anon, I don't disagree. if you're someone who my shithole demon country has harmed, there's probably nothing I can say that can even begin to build trust. I mean i don't have trust in americans or westerners either to give a fuck on a scale that would have a material impact on our countries' policies abroad. it's dire.

[athena5898]

(RNN) The IOF carried out dozens of airstrikes on Damascus, targeting the Mezzeh Military Airport, customs and intelligence buildings, scientific research facilities, and defense laboratories.

Previously operating air defenses that protected Syria from zionist attacks are now non-existent.

After the collapse of the disengagement agreement, "israel" seeks to fully occupy the buffer zone, as the IOF took over former Syrian Army points in southern Syria, with the implicit approval of Abu Mohammed Al-Julani. Nearby, the IOF kidnapped two Lebanese citizens near the occupied Shebaa Farms.

[head-post]

British officials meet new Syrian leader al-Sharaa in Damascus

UK officials held a meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the new Syrian leader and former head of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), according to Arab media.

Al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, met with delegates from the British Foreign Office. He emphasised the need to rebuild shattered state institutions, which must be based on law and security. The new state leader called for the lifting of international sanctions to allow Syrian refugees around the world to return home.

Earlier, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy confirmed that the UK government had established “diplomatic contact” with the HTS. The militant group has been considered a prohibited terrorist organisation in the UK since 2017.

We will judge them on their actions. We want to see a representative government, an inclusive government in Syria.

The UK also committed £50m (€60.5m) in humanitarian aid to Syria and Syrian refugees. The package included £30 million for food, shelter and emergency medical care. Lebanon and Jordan would receive £10 million each through the World Food Programme and UNHCR.

US President Joe Biden’s administration is also reassessing the status of HTS, with Biden stating that the US would evaluate “not just their words, but their actions.”

Read more HERE

[amethyinst]

plus idk how well the turkish-backed rebels are going to treat the kurds in syria. julani has apparently mellowed out since the al qaeda days and reportedly wants to unite and protect the minorities of syria but eeeeee lets see