Recent news:Last thread lasted many months, so keep in mind these events are separated by weeks.
Back-and-forth negotiations between the SDF and STG (Syrian transitional government).
STG attacks Lebanese tribes in Beqaa Valley again to "combat smuggling", withdraws quickly.
Clashes erupt between the STG and the Druze population in Jaramana. They're defused quickly.
Low-intensity insurgency continues in the coast.
More unsuccessful negotiations between the SDF and STG.
ISIS bombs a church.
Syria gets a new shitty emblem.
More negotiations between the SDF and STG. This time the US sided seemed to have sided with Turkey and the STG.
STG attacks Suwayda governorate, a majority-Druze province that has been de-facto autonomous since the fall of Assad. They get pushed back at first but are now trying again.
Israel bombs the shit out of Syria in response to the Suwayda offensive. The MoD building takes heavy hits. The conflict is still ongoing as of this thread's creation.
Links:
t.me/Medmannews - Well known channel (Egyptian owner). Posts frequently about MENA
t.me/Slavyangrad - Also posting a lot of news about Syria recently
t.me/Middle_East_Spectator - Iranian owner
t.me/Suriyak_maps - Posts maps/latest news. Less prone to hype/hysteria but slower.
t.me/rybar - Russian channel. Posts a lot about Syria too
https://nitter.poast.org/SAMSyria0 - Local Syrian army soldier. Used to post in Arabic. (Account deleted. RIP)
https://nitter.poast.org/WarMonitorshttps://nitter.poast.org/bosni94https://nitter.poast.org/Sy_intelligencehttps://nitter.poast.org/sayed_ridhahttps://syria.liveuamap.com 547 posts and 176 image replies omitted.>>2394013>An argument that many pro-STG people online make as a justification for attacking Suwayda in the first place is that it was for centralisation and making sure only the central state holds the monopoly of violence.the problem with that is that it contradicts al-hts joolani speeches about modernizing Syria,
all under the same umbrella garbage speech. they want people to be amnesic to the fact that joolani offered to the world a Syria for all people, that there was room for everyone.
the big winner? zionists. they are advancing towards Damascus, controlling more territory.
>>2394372Actually things were looking up right before he was deposed all the news stories were about how he was normalizing relations with all the other Arab countries and they were inching towards getting off the assad must go train.
What would you have done in his shoes?
>>2394399You may not like it, but this is what Free Syria looks like. People should of asked:
>Free, but free to do what?I thought we all learned this lesson with Gaddafi, and Saddam and what not, but maybe it has to be repeated once a generation.
Syrian presidency says deploying troops to ‘de-escalate clashes’
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s office says it is working to deploy forces to resolve days of sectarian violence in southern Syria “through political and security measures aimed at restoring stability and preventing the return of chaos as quickly as possible”.
In a statement, the presidency reiterated a pledge to uphold the rule of law, stressing that Syria “is a state for all its sons and daughters, regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations” amid days of sectarian violence.
“Attacks on families, terrorizing children, and violating the sanctity and dignity of people in their homes are categorically rejected and condemned under all ethical, legal, and humanitarian standards. No justification or excuse can be accepted for such actions,” it said.
“There is no place for armed groups or militias beyond the reach of the state. National responsibility requires that everyone be united under the roof of the homeland, with one reference point — the rule of law.”
Israel has repeatedly threatened attacks on Syria’s interim government should it redeploy forces south of Damascus.
Humanitarian situation in Syria’s Suwayda ‘rapidly deteriorating’: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that violence in the southern Syrian city has caused “dire shortages of food, clean water, electricity and medical care”.
“People are running out of everything. Hospitals are increasingly struggling to treat the wounded and the sick, and families are unable to bury their loved ones in dignity,” Stephan Sakalian, the head of ICRC’s delegation in Syria, said in a statement.
“After sleepless nights gripped by fear, anxiety and grief, people are yearning for the end of violence to restart moving freely, attend their most basic needs and check on loved ones.”
The ICRC called on all parties to protect residents and urged the “immediate, safe and unhindered” humanitarian access.
“Every hour lost means more suffering for families and patients waiting for critical aid. They cannot wait any longer. For them and for us – every minute counts,” Sakalian said.
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