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1. b9AcE (b9ace@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 22:28:00 UTC b9AcE

   • International Revolution ✪

   Via @kursdistanrev (elsewhere):
   "Syrian regime soldiers on the run are confronted by the youth of Shehba"

   • b9AcE (b9ace@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 22:27:59 UTC b9AcE

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     Video of the rebranded regional al-Qaeda (HTS) in crimes against humanity dictator al-Assad's Presidential Palace in Aleppo.

     Via Aftonbladet, one of the two major eveniong papers in Sweden, so there's a narrator. Ignore the narrator if you don't like it. ;-/

   • b9AcE (b9ace@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 22:28:00 UTC b9AcE

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     Reportedly Turkey's "jihadist" auxiliaries (SNA) have started fighting against ally rebranded regional al-Qaeda (HTS) in eastern Aleppo.
     Good. Keep going.
     Fracture the factions.

   • b9AcE (b9ace@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 22:30:43 UTC b9AcE

     in reply to

     And article on the basics related to the recent uhmm, let's say... conflict escalation in Syria, headlining with the question arguably most important as background for most people (although also more, while entirely missing any mention of "Rojava", al-Suwayda or similar):

     "Who are the Syrian rebels HTS [Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham] who have advanced in Aleppo?"
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     The founder of HTS, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, was once a participant in the Iraqi insurgency against the US as a member of the group that eventually became Islamic State. In its former incarnation as Jabhat al-Nusra or the Al-Nusra front, HTS later declared allegiance to al-Qaida. It eventually publicly broke those ties in 2016 and rebranded as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, or Organization for the Liberation of the Levant.
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     More: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/02/who-are-syrian-rebels-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-hts-aleppo

   • b9AcE (b9ace@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2024 22:30:44 UTC b9AcE

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     From the People's Defence/Protection Units (YPG) Press Office, just now:
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     Statement by Commander-in-chief of Syrian Democratic Forces Mazlum Abdi

     “The situation in northwestern Syria has rapidly and unexpectedly escalated, with our forces facing intense attacks from multiple fronts. Following the collapse and withdrawal of the Syrian army and its allies, we intervened to establish a humanitarian corridor connecting our eastern regions with Aleppo and the Tel Rifaat area to protect our people from potential massacres.

     However, attacks by armed groups supported by the Turkish occupation have disrupted this corridor.

     Our forces have bravely defended our people in Aleppo, Tel Rifaat, and the Shahba region. We are coordinating with all relevant parties in Syria to ensure the safety of our people and facilitate their evacuation from Tel Rifaat and Shahba to our secure regions in northeastern Syria.

     Meanwhile, our forces continue to resist to protect our people in the Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo.”
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