Israel bombs military headquarters in Damascus

(While the al Qaeda leadership in the country is just fine with Glorious Israel attacking and killing Syrians on the daily so they can steal their land. But don't fret fake-alt-left... it was Assad who 'killed his own people'... right? Right Maxypad?) 

(Glorious Israel says it's attacking the Syrian military because they dare to oppose Israel from stealing more land (Suwayda) and that they are protecting the Druze community. Druze leaders say they want an immediate ceasefire so they can adequately rejoin the Syrian state. They don't want to be part of Greater Israel. )

(Looks like our puppet terrorist in charge in Syria has been letting the U.S. run ISIS-style terror campaign against the Druze in the region for a couple months, burning homes, killing dissidents, generally making ready for the new landlords, Israel. Same shit we did in eastern Syria on behalf of Greater Kurdistan.) 

from PressTV

Israel has bombed the military headquarters in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

The Wednesday airstrike escalates tensions as the regime has warned the ruling HTS administration to withdraw forces from the southern city of Suwayda.

Israeli minister for military affairs Israel Katz said in a statement that the military “struck the entrance of the Syrian regime’s military headquarters in the area of Damascus in Syria.”

According to reports, two drone attacks hit the premises of the Syrian Ministry of Defense—one in front of the main entrance and another near the rear of the building.

Medical sources in Syria said at least one person was killed and 18 others wounded in the attacks.

Israel said it struck a "military target" in the area of the presidential palace in Damascus. The military, it said, "continues to strike military targets belonging to the Syrian regime in Damascus.”

Katz warned Syria’s interim regime to withdraw its forces from the southern Druze-majority city of Suwayda, where fierce clashes have erupted in recent days between the Druze community and Bedouins, who are Sunni Muslims.

Israel is likely to send more troops to the Syrian border.

On Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu ordered military units to target any Syrian government troops or weapons entering Suwayda province...

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Syria's al-Sharaa met Israeli security official in UAE

from al Mayadeen English

Diplomatic sources have revealed to Al Mayadeen that Syrian interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa held a secret meeting on Wednesday with the Israeli occupation’s National Security Advisor, Tzachi Hanegbi, in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi. The high-level encounter was reportedly coordinated directly by UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed.

According to the sources, both al-Sharaa and Hanegbi arrived in Abu Dhabi aboard separate flights that landed at nearly the same time. The meeting, which took place in the city, marks what the sources described as “a significant development” in the ongoing clandestine normalization negotiations between Damascus and Tel Aviv.

The sources further disclosed that a degree of coordination has been developing between certain new security agencies in Damascus and the Israeli occupation. One of the key outcomes of the meeting, according to the sources, was a concession offered by al-Sharaa regarding the occupied Syrian Golan Heights in exchange for international backing to secure his position in power...

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Trump eases sanctions on HTS amid report of Israeli expansion in Syria's Quneitra

from PressTV

... On June 29, the United States lifted most sanctions on the Arab country, citing alleged reforms under the head of the HTS-led regime in Syria, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, whose administration reportedly agreed to normalize ties with Israel and expel Palestinian factions.

As part of the executive order, the US president also ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to review the designation of the HTS leader and Jolani as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.”

During a visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May, Trump initially revealed his intention to lift sanctions that had crippled Syria’s economy for over a decade and driven more than 90 percent of its population into poverty.

Based on Western media reports last month, the US government’s conditions to lift sanctions against Syria included normalizing relations with Israel through signing the Abraham Accords and expelling Palestinian resistance factions from the country.

Washington has imposed sanctions on Syria since 1979 in response to its foreign policy stance against Israel.

The executive order was scheduled to take effect on July 1...

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As Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran, Syria Is Notably Silenta (al Qaeda stands with the Jewish State)

(Syria's new leader, al-Shara (formerly known as al Qaeda operative Abu Mohammad al-Julani), stands with Glorious Israel and their Operation Cowardly Lion. Congrats to all those in the West who do the same. You will be known by the company you keep.) 

from the NYT

In the hours after Israel launched its most brazen attacks yet on Iran, Arab countries — many of which are no real friends of the Islamic republic — quickly condemned the Israeli aggression.

Arab leaders denounced the Israeli strikes as “heinous attacks” and “violations of international law.” But amid the chorus of criticism, one key player in the region has remained notably silent: Syria.

The decision by Syria’s new government, led by President Ahmed al-Shara, to remain silent is a sign of just how much the geopolitical sands have shifted in the country since rebels toppled the Assad regime in December, analysts say.

That regime was among Iran’s closet allies in the region, providing key support as Iran built up its network of anti-Israel militias, the so-called Axis of Resistance, across the Levant.

But since coming to power, the new government has made clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria and pledged that it would not allow any armed groups to launch attacks into Israel from Syrian soil...

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The IMF Would Not Work with Assad but they have No Problem Working With al Qaeda

by Scott Creighton

Every now and again we get a little glimpse into the way the world really works. A peek past the propaganda and thru the smoke screens reveals the IMF willing to work with al Qaeda terrorists we installed in Syria... when they refused to work with Bashar al Assad, the elected leader of the Syrian people.

Anyone remember 9/11?  

It's a kinder, gentler al Qaeda.

Anyone remember al Qaeda killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq?

I must be a dinosaur.  

BTW... Saudi Arabia and Qatar just paid Syria's outstanding IMF bill of $15 million dollars so they can get a nice clean slate and those 'radical Islamists' of the al Qaeda government in Syria will be free to take out more money... from the evil capitalists of the 'Great Satan'

'An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation visited Syria for the first time in 15 years, signaling renewed engagement with the war-torn nation following the fall of Bashar Assad and years of devastating conflict, the IMF said Tuesday... 

In April, Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced they would jointly settle Syria’s $15 million debt to the World Bank. The move paves the way for renewed World Bank operations in the country, which were suspended at the start of the war.' Daily Sabah

Blows your mind doesn't it?

Former US ambassador to Syria boasts of role in rebranding Jolani

(Robert Ford is a professional terrorist himself. He acts as if this is the first time he has come in contact with one of our Takfari/Wahhabist mercenaries but it is not. He was part of the CPA in Iraq that Bush set up after that illegal invasion to hand over the profits of the country to our corporations. Death quads were needed back then. Then he went in under ObamaGod to start the regime change op in Syria, hiring death squads once again. So of course they brought him into rebrand an al Qaeda terrorist merc into some sort of 'reputable' leader of Syria. Of course, Rubio said yesterday there is a growing civil war in Syria between our al Qaeda government and the SAA who are fighting to get their country back. So, yeah, expect more death squads and lies about 'ISIS' and American bombing campaigns.)

from PressTV

Former United States ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, has boasted about his role in rebranding Daesh-linked terrorist Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the head of the HTS-led administration in Syria, but hid his role in Syria death squads, a political commentator says.

On his X account, Tim Anderson, the director of the Center for Counter Hegemonic Studies (CCHS) in Australia, posted a short video of Ford, in which he is speaking at a gathering and revealing how he managed to rebrand the former Daesh terrorist.

“Former US diplomat Robert Ford boasts about his role in rebranding ISIS (Daesh) terrorist Jolani. But Ford is dissembling. He was a key patron of the death squads in Syria, from 2011 onwards,” Anderson said on X.

 

Ford, who was the US ambassador to Syria from 2011 until 2014, said that in 2023, a UK-based conflict resolution NGO, called on him to help transition former Takfiri terrorist leader Ahmad Sharaa (aka Jolani) into mainstream politics.

“Starting in 2023, a British non-government organization, which specializes in conflict resolution, invited me to help them bring this guy (= Jolani) out of the terrorist world and into regular politics,” the former American ambassador to Syria said...

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Syria responds to US demands, says will not be threat to 'Israel'

(So our al Qaeda government in Syria is now going to promise to play nice and let Glorious Israel steal all the land they need for the Greater Israel project... but also... America has promised to use U.S. soldiers and material... to DEFEND AL QAEDA AND KEEP THE SYRIAN ARAB ARMY FROM RETAKING THE COUNTRY. We are, once again, defending al Qaeda.)

from al Mayadeen English

... However, the letter was less forthcoming on other critical points, including the removal of foreign fighters in Syria and granting the US permission to conduct counterterrorism strikes.

The letter indicated that discussions had been held with former US envoy Daniel Rubinstein regarding foreign fighters but described the matter as needing “broader consultative sessions.” It noted that military promotions for foreign fighters had been suspended but did not confirm whether previous appointments had been revoked.

Syria also addressed concerns about Palestinian factions operating within its territory. The letter stated that a committee had been formed to monitor these groups and assured that armed factions outside of state control would not be tolerated. Notably, Syria pledged not to allow its territory to become a source of threat to any party, “including Israel.”

On 'counterterrorism', Syria’s position was that any such cooperation “requires mutual understandings.” The letter affirmed that the interim government would not permit threats to US or Western interests, but stopped short of committing to specific actions.

Syria expressed a willingness to engage further with Washington, suggesting that the steps taken could lead to detailed discussions about lifting sanctions and reopening embassies. The letter, sent on April 14, arrived shortly before Shibani traveled to New York, where he was expected to discuss the response with US officials.

The document proposed ongoing dialogue about coordinating anti-extremist efforts without directly authorizing US strikes, a sensitive issue given past foreign military interventions.

The letter acknowledged existing communication between Syrian counterterrorism officials and US representatives in Amman, revealing previously unreported direct contact aimed at combating ISIS elements. Syria indicated it was open to expanding this collaboration under mutually agreed-upon terms...

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An Al Qaeda genocide in Syria and the West is silent (Vanessa Beeley)

from Vanessa Beeley

 

Syria leader urges unity, peace as anti-Assad loyalist ops kill many

from the Daily Sabah

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa urged national unity and peace Sunday following reports that more than 1,000 people were killed in the deadliest clashes along the country’s coast since Bashar Assad’s ouster.

The violence erupted Thursday between the new security forces and loyalists of the former government along the Mediterranean coast in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which Assad belonged.

It has since escalated into the largest challenge to the new government's forces since al-Sharaa's HTS-led coalition toppled Assad in December.

"We must preserve national unity (and) civil peace as much as possible and, God willing, we will be able to live together in this country," al-Sharaa said from a mosque in Damascus.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor has reported that 745 Alawite civilians were allegedly killed in Latakia and Tartus provinces.

The fighting has also killed 125 members of the security forces and 148 pro-Assad fighters, according to the Observatory, taking the overall death toll to 1,018.

The official SANA news agency reported Saturday that security forces had deployed to Latakia, as well as Jableh and Baniyas further south, to restore order.

Defence ministry spokesman Hassan Abdul Ghani said the security forces had "reimposed control" over areas that had seen attacks by Assad loyalists...

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The al Qaeda/ISIS Terrorist Merc We Installed in Syria is Steadily Killing Syrians and Surrendering to Israel

by Scott Creighton

How many 'thought leaders' on the so-called alt-left sang the praises of the new regime in Syria run by a terrorist with a bounty on his head for killing U.S. service men and women in Iraq? How many? A lot.

Yeah, anyone heard from Assad or his wife and brother since that day? No? You know why? Because he didn't leave, we had our assets close to him kill them all.

And then folks in the alt-left influencer world sang the praises of the al Qaeda terrorists who took over.

But guess what al Qaeda terrorists do... they kill civilians.

For good old 'Merika! that's what they do (though Max Blumenthal will tell you it was Erdogan who did it but we know better)

‘Syria will not engage in conflict with Israel’: HTS chief breaks silence on Israeli assaults

 (So he was al Qaeda AND an ISIS head-chopper huh? What a hero?)

from PressTV

Syria’s de-facto new ruler has broken his silence on the Israeli regime’s ongoing assaults on the Arab nation since President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, saying that Damascus “will not engage” in a conflict with Tel Aviv.

“We are not about to engage in a conflict with Israel,” Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Syrian TV on Saturday, citing the country’s “weakened state” as the reason.

The founder of the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda and the former-deputy commander of Daesh (ISIS) also said that Israel has no longer any reason to attack the country because “Hezbollah and Iran are no more.”

However, Sharaa, known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, failed to mention Israel’s numerous attacks on Syria’s military industries, destroying Syria’s navy, occupying vast swaths of lands on Golan Heights, and its plan to stay there “until winter.”...

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