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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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

 

Peace with Israel Tops the Agenda for Syria’s New Leaders

from Mint Press News

It is not just isolated voices advocating for normalization; the new Syrian government and its backers appear determined to establish ties with Israel, even as Israel continues its occupation of Syrian territory and the bombardment of what remains of its infrastructure. While apologists attempt to justify Damascus’s Israel-friendly comments, the writing on the wall has long been clear.

The new Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) backed Mayor of Damascus, Maher Marwan, stirred controversy last week when he called for normalization with Israel. Even though Damascus, the city he now governs, endures frequent Israeli airstrikes, Marwan defended his stance in an interview with NPR. “Our problem is not with Israel,” he stated, adding, “We don’t want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel’s security.”

Following widespread public backlash, the HTS-led government in Damascus released a statement addressing Marwan’s remarks. The statement proclaimed that Marwan’s comments didn’t necessarily reflect the policies of the al-Jolani government, but it stopped short of explicitly denying his call for normalization with Israel.

The sentiments expressed by Marwan are consistent with those of Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Shara’a, known more commonly by his ISIS-associated moniker, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Al-Jolani once said that Syrian territory must not be used as a launching pad for conflict with Israel. He emphasized, “We do not want any conflict, whether with Israel or anyone else.”...

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Forgotten News of the Fake Alt-Left

Leave it to me to remind folks about the genocide in Gaza and us using al Qaeda to regime change Syria while the 'professional' alt-left focus instead on Cenk Uygur, Anna and their dwindling market share of 'views' on YouTube. Yeah, having been a worker my entire life I'm used to doing the dirty work while the manicured left feigns concern.

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Syria says 14 interior ministry personnel were killed in ambush by al-Assad supporters

from Yahoo News

Syria’s new Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman says 14 "interior ministry personnel" were killed by what he described as the "remnants of the Assad regime”.

Clashes took place in multiple cities, including the coastal city of Tartus, Homs, and even the capital Damascus. It represents the most violent and widespread unrest in the country since the removal of long-time autocratic President Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

Rahman vowed to crack down on “anyone who dares to undermine” the country’s security, endanger the lives of its citizens or halt the processes of peace and stabilising its future.

On Wednesday, demonstrations took place in the city of Homs, according to state media, and were led by members of the minority Alawite and Shia Muslim communities.

The Alawite protests were apparently in part sparked by an online video showing the burning of an Alawite shrine. The interim authorities insisted the video was old and not a recent incident.

Some protesters called for the release of soldiers from the former Syrian army now imprisoned by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least one protestor was killed and five were wounded in Homs as HTS forces looked to quell the unrest...

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Propaganda in action: Qatari media at the service of HTS regime in Syria

from PressTV

In light of recent developments in Syria, Qatari media outlets have deviously crafted narratives that closely mirror the approach of Western media in distorting facts on the ground.

Since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government by a coalition of militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Qatari media outlets have gradually shifted their attention to Syria.

Mirroring their Western counterparts, these outlets have employed various tactics to whitewash the dark history of HTS and other militant factions while downplaying ongoing atrocities against religious and ethnic minorities in the Arab country.

Following the HTS militant group’s takeover of Damascus (formerly operating as the Al-Nusra Front), Syria has experienced a series of turbulent events. These include Israeli expansionism along its borders, airstrikes targeting Syrian military sites, and widespread media propaganda.

Media organizations such as Al-Jazeera, Middle East Eye, and The New Arab (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed) have been accused of deliberately ignoring these alarming developments while amplifying unverified news reports and painting the new ruling establishment as clean and capable. 

These media outlets have amplified misleading narratives, including exaggerated reports about prisoners in Syrian jails and claims of so-called "mass graves."...

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Nearly 300 arrested in HTS crackdown on Assad loyalists in Syria: Report

from PressTV

A UK-based war monitor says the new rulers in Syria have detained nearly 300 people in a large-scale crackdown on loyalists to President Bashar al-Assad following the fall of his government earlier this month.

Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), made the remarks on Sunday after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) administration launched a widespread arrest campaign against Assad’s loyalists earlier this week.

“In less than a week, nearly 300 people have been detained in Damascus and its suburbs, as well as in Homs, Hama, Tartus, Latakia and even Deir Ezzor,” Abdel Rahman said.

He went on to say that among those arrested were former informants, pro-government fighters, and former soldiers, as well as lower-ranking military officers.

Abdel Rahman further noted that “the campaign is ongoing, but no prominent figures have been arrested” except for military justice official General Mohammed Kanjo Hassan, who allegedly issued death sentences for prisoners held in Sednaya jail...

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Syria resistance calls for stopping ‘terrorist administration’s crimes’, warns HTS of surprises

from PressTV

The newly-formed Syrian resistance front has issued its first statement against the new rulers in the Arab country, arguing that the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is exercising the “Wahhabi law of swords on necks.” 

The resistance front, in a statement released on Sunday, stated that the HTS administration has perpetrated various malicious acts, including thefts, violations of human rights, violent riots, corruption, chaos, sabotage and destruction of public properties ever since it took over the capital Damascus on December 8.

“We have also seen the Hollywood films they made in the Saydnaya prison to draw public opinion and popular support, manipulating the minds of those who believed in naivety and shared the lies,” the statement read.

The statement added they were assisted in their disinformation campaign by Israeli media outlets and certain channels from the Persian Gulf region, forgetting about the plight of Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli regime’s detention centers, and the ongoing war of extermination in Gaza.

US 'bolstered' armed groups to oust Assad in Syria: Report

(Stop blaming Erdogan. You are just helping them make ready for the next part of the Greater Kurdistan project by getting rid of a leader who opposes Israel's ambitions in the region. According to this, the US and Britain trained, armed and financed the terrorists in Syria who overthrew Assad and Turkish-backed militias were ONLY involved it fighting PKK/YPG Kurds) 

(We were paying terrorists $400 a month, 3,000 of em, and arming them and training them making ready for the regime change operation. And I am sure part of that package includes promises to allow them entry into the US after completing their term of contract, if they survive.)

from PressTV

The United States prepared and bolstered an armed group in southern Syria weeks prior to the offensive that ousted President Bashar al-Assad, a Western media report says. 

In the first indication that Washington had prior knowledge of the offensive, the group known as Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA) revealed it had been told to scale-up its forces and “be ready” for an attack that could lead to the end of the Assad government, the Telegraph reported. 

The RCA fighters, trained by Britain and the US, were told "this is your moment" during a briefing by US Special Forces stationed in the Arab country before Assad was toppled on December 8, the report noted. 

The RCA fighters said Washington had prior knowledge of the offensive, which was mainly led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The RCA was told to increase its forces and prepare for a major attack that could "end" the Syrian government. 

Capt Bashar al-Mashadani, an RCA commander said in the weeks preceding the offensive, the RCA's ranks were expanded by smaller "freelance" units, all of which were briefed at the US al-Tanf air base.

“They did not tell us how it would happen,” al-Mashadani told The Telegraph from a former Syrian army air base on the outskirts of the city of Palmyra.

“We were just told: ‘Everything is about to change. This is your moment. Either Assad will fall, or you will fall.’ But they did not say when or where, they just told us to be ready.”

The RCA is an armed group established by defected Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops and is headquartered in the al-Tanf area, near the Syria-Jordan-Iraq border area, in southern Syria. 

US forces are also stationed in the al-Tanf area, where they claim to be fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the region.

'On the US payroll'

According to the British newspaper, the RCA remains on the US's payroll, as Washington claims to require their assistance to prevent the resurgence of Daesh. All members of the force continued to be armed by the US and to receive their salary of $400 a month...

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US ‘prepared Syrian rebel group to help topple Bashar al-Assad’

(Stop blaming Erdogan. You are just helping them make ready for the next part of the Greater Kurdistan project by getting rid of a leader who opposes Israel's ambitions in the region. According to this, the US and Britain trained, armed and financed the terrorists in Syria who overthrew Assad and Turkish-backed militias were ONLY involved it fighting PKK/YPG Kurds)

from The Telegraph

The United States prepared a rebel force to join the offensive that overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad, fighters have claimed.

British and American-trained fighters in the Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA), a group aligned against Islamic State, were told “this is your moment” in a briefing by US Special Forces before Assad was ousted.

In the first indication that Washington had prior knowledge of the offensive, the RCA revealed it had been told to scale-up its forces and “be ready” for an attack that could lead to the end of the Assad regime.

“They did not tell us how it would happen,” Capt Bashar al-Mashadani, an RCA commander, told The Telegraph from a former Syrian army air base used by Russia on the outskirts of the city of Palmyra.

“We were just told: ‘Everything is about to change. This is your moment. Either Assad will fall, or you will fall.’ But they did not say when or where, they just told us to be ready.”

Assad says he didn't intend to leave Syria, statement claims

(Our proxy terrorists in Syria, al Qaeda (HTS) and  al-Jolania have issued a fake statement purportedly from Bashar al Assad saying he is fine and dandy in Russia and he left on his own volition. They would not do such a thing if Assad were alive to contradict it and of course, Assad would not release such a statement to them to release. That's laughably fake. This proves, once and for all, Bashar al Assad and his family were murdered by traitors in Syria and by our Special Operations terrorists who now occupy his office. Their releasing such a laughable statement supposedly from Assad just goes to show how worried they are that the world will come to know what gruesome end they committed on Assad and his family.)

(his purported statement on Telegram)

from BBC

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad says he never intended to flee to Russia - in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of Damascus eight days ago.

Assad's reported statement was put on the Telegram channel belonging to the Syrian presidency on Monday, although it is not clear who currently controls it - or whether he wrote it.

In it he says that, as the Syrian capital fell to rebels, he went to a Russian military base in Latakia province "to oversee combat operations" only to see that Syrian troops had abandoned positions.

Hmeimim airbase had also come under "intensified attack by drone strikes" and the Russians had decided to airlift him to Moscow, he says.

In the statement - published both in Arabic and English - the former Syrian leader reportedly describes what happened on 8 December - and how he was apparently besieged at the Russian base...

New Syrian al Qaeda regime to prosecute former state media reporters

(The al Qaeda government in Syria has a 'Ministry of Information'. That's the first thing. And of course they use Telegram. Prosecuting journalists who wrote about them killing and kidnapping and committing acts of terrorism all on behalf of a foreign nation. And the fake alt-left cheered for this.)

from al Mayadeen English

The Syrian Information Ministry, run by the armed opposition, announced on Friday that war reporters who worked for the ousted government of President Bashar Assad would be subject to "transitional justice."

In a statement on Telegram, the ministry confirmed that "all war journalists, who were part of the information war waged by the toppled Assad regime and contributed, either directly or indirectly, to the propaganda of its crimes against the Syrian people, will face just punishment under transitional justice."

Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported on Monday that the opposition's general command had issued a ban on the persecution of employees of Syrian state media...

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