"The conflicts of Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon all come together and overlap in Aleppo.” @yarotrof.bsky.social describes a turning point www.wsj.com/world/middle... - ThreadSky

anneapplebaum.bsky.social • 174 days ago

"The conflicts of Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon all come together and overlap in Aleppo.” @yarotrof.bsky.social describes a turning point
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/setbacks-for-russia-iran-and-hezbollah-turn-into-a-catastrophe-for-syrias-assad-c3e693e8?st=M6TAEX&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

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harrychancey.bsky.social•174 days ago

Curtains for @tulsigabhard.bsky.social’s gambit.

jtmunk.bsky.social•174 days ago

Interesting how things reappear, interconnected. Brings back memories of readings about interconnections of wars in Europe in 1400 to 1600

projectfactz.bsky.social•174 days ago

https://suno.com/song/2bff5953-01db-4efc-a850-c114741235dc

mrliam.bsky.social•174 days ago

This is huge and I can’t figure out what it means. The “rebel” army was once made of a lot of bad guys and I can’t tell whom they are now.

happyrumrunner.bsky.social•174 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/happyrumrunner.bsky.social/post/3lc3xxrelw22i

wildplumbay.bsky.social•174 days ago

Looks like Israel fighting Iran/Hamas/Hezbollah has helped Syria and Ukraine.

experimental22.bsky.social•174 days ago

But will Putin, etc. soon have full access to all US intelligence?

theenormousroom.bsky.social•174 days ago

Hopefully the 2 major protagonists will get progressivly more enfeebled

tonyveo.bsky.social•174 days ago

Nice write up that connects the dots. It makes sense now that this happened, but it didn’t happen proactively? For instance, Israel hesitated to support Ukraine, even though Russia used Iranian drones to attack

pfl94256.bsky.social•174 days ago

Thank you for sharing a very informative article. Question will be how the Syrian population will fare with an Islamist group in charge. Isn't Hayat Tahrir al Sham adhering to a Salafi-Jihadist ideology, and was earlier associated with al-Qaida, and once designated by Turkey as a terrorist group?

mpugliese.bsky.social•174 days ago

"How al-Qa`ida Lost Control of its Syrian Affiliate: The Inside Story", a lengthy @CTCWP paper revealing exclusive details on #HTS's breakup with #AlQaeda : https://ctc.westpoint.edu/al-qaida-lost-control-syrian-affiliate-inside-story/ , via https://x.com/Charles_Lister .

pfl94256.bsky.social•174 days ago

Thank you Michael for the link to the CTC article. Reading it refreshed my memory!

mpugliese.bsky.social•174 days ago

barbaragranick.bsky.social•174 days ago

Hamas’ attack on Oct 7 has consequences across the Middle East. Nasrallah dead, Sinwar dead, Hamas and Hezbollah almost totally degraded, Syrian rebels liberating Aleppo following the demolition of Hezbollah.
The Iranian “Axis of Resistance” collapsing on all fronts.

micheleap.bsky.social•174 days ago

Putin cannot afford his genecidal war against Ukraine. Slava Ukraini, Heroyam Slava!
Israel the mighty nation of 7 million weakened Hezbollah to the point of total collapse. Which means… the IRGC is substantially weakened and Israel must go after its nuclear facilities, now!

tilmane.bsky.social•174 days ago

Thanks, very important, best article so far. Interesting who will be on who's side?

Kurds against Turks, US historically on kurdish side. Turkish supported rebels fighting Syria, Hisbollah, Iran.

Shouldn't Europe and Israel have interest in support the Kurdish side to fend of Syria, Iran, Russia?

tilmane.bsky.social•174 days ago

Very detailed and good German article here, thanks @taz.de

https://bsky.app/profile/taz.de/post/3lc6g7ijpys2y

cabezadevaca.bsky.social•174 days ago

Too bad the US is so much easier for Putin to take-over than Syria. If only Syria had Citizens United, more oligarchs, and a spineless AG chosen by a spineless President, it all could have been done so easily.

communitycafe.bsky.social•174 days ago

Espoir. ♡

mivoicetoo.bsky.social•174 days ago

📌

smiffy2fs.bsky.social•174 days ago

Will Russia be able to help the regime? And will this affect Russia’s war in the Ukraine?

andreuray.bsky.social•174 days ago

Now the question I’m asking will Trump help Putin in this skirmish in January?

tomispev.bsky.social•174 days ago

Trump will most likely order all remaining US troops to pull out of Syria and abandon the Kurds.

jodibp.bsky.social•174 days ago

😡

andreuray.bsky.social•174 days ago

My thoughts exactly!

westcliffe5.bsky.social•174 days ago

Asad is intrinsically evil. Much like Putin and Trump.

lezurko.bsky.social•174 days ago

And Netanyahu

westcliffe5.bsky.social•174 days ago

Oh yes! How did I miss him! Netanyahu should be in prison.

alnewman.bsky.social•174 days ago

📌

greenm0nster.bsky.social•173 days ago

Are we supposed to view this positively? Seeing Assad weakened would be a nice change, but extremely worried about what it means for an Islamist terrorist group to take his place. Any optimism about a democratic alternative taking up some of the oxygen that opens up in this environment?

schreibgewitter.bsky.social•174 days ago

Don‘t forget the Kurds. The most important group in the region.

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