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Israel continues to conduct military operations in Syria, taking advantage of the surprising fall of the Assad regime which left the war-torn country in shock.
Over the night of December 14 and 15, more than 75 Israeli strikes hit bases and equipment of the now dissolved Syrian Arab Army, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The strikes targeted the governorates of Rif Dimashq, Daraa, Hama and Homs.
The London-based monitoring group said that the targets included missile depots and strategic tunnels near the towns of Tell Mneen and al-Dumayr close to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Besides the strikes, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its control in Daraa entering several new towns on December 15, per Syrian media.
Locals in the town of Koayiah in the western countryside of the governorate were asked to hand over their weapons to the IDF. In addition, the SOHR said that Israeli troops cut off a key road linking the towns of Saida and al-Malgah in the same area.
Addressing recent IDF operations for the first time in interview with the Syrian TV news channel on December 14, Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of the Syrian Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that spearheaded the overthrow of the al-Assad regime, declares that Israel has “no more excuses” to carry out airstrikes in Syria.
Al-Sharaa said that the recent Israeli attacks on Syrian soil crossed red lines and threatened an unjustified escalation in the region.
Without explicitly mentioning Israel, al-Sharaa implied that under his leadership, Syria will not attack the Jewish state. He said that at this stage Syria will not be dragged into conflicts that may lead to further destruction, with reconstruction and stability the main priorities.
He added that Iran’s presence in Syria posed a great danger to Syria itself, to neighboring countries and the Gulf. “We were able to end the Iranian presence in Syria, but we are not enemies of the Iranian people.”
Commenting on the situation in Syria, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on December 15 that the defense budget must be increased “in the face of growing threats.”
“Israel must be able to defend itself, on its own, against any threat,” Katz tol the Nagel Committee, which examines defense spending and the design of military forces for the future, according to a ministry statement.
“The immediate risks to the country have not disappeared and the recent developments in Syria are increasing the intensity of the threat, despite the rebel leaders seeking to present a semblance of moderation,” he added.
In addition, Hebrew media reported that Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and the head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, covertly visited Jordan and held talks Friday with Jordanian generals on the situation in Syria.
The Walla news site said that the talks were held with Ahmad Husni, director of the General Intelligence Department, and with other senior Jordanian officers.
Israel’s Kan public broadcaster also reported that talks come against the backdrop of fears in Israel that extremist groups in Jordan will be inspired by the Syrian rebels’ swift overthrowing of the Assad regime, and will try in turn to oust the Hashemite Kingdom’s ruler, King Abdullah II.
Citing senior Israeli sources, Kan reports that top Israeli officials, including in the security cabinet, had discussed the possibility of what happened in Syria being replicated in Jordan.
Israel appears to be moving on all levels to understand the new situation in Syria and take advantage of it. One clear gain for the country was however isolating Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem admitted on December 15 that the group had lost its supply route through Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.
Qassem doesn’t mention Assad by name and said the group cannot make a judgment on Syria’s new government until the country stabilizes.
The Hezbollah chief also stressed Syria’s new rulers should not recognize neighboring Israel or establish ties with it.
“We hope that this new party in power will see Israel as an enemy and not normalize relations with it,” Qassem said in a televised speech, his first since toppling Assad following an offensive launched on November 27, the same day that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect.
It’s worth noting that the ceasefire in Lebanon, which was brokered by the United States, continues to hold up, despite repeated violations by the IDF.
Now isolated, Hezbollah will likely tolerate Israeli military actions more than before. While this is a blow to the group, it is important to remember that the Hamas Movement tolerated a similar situation before launching its devastating surprise attack against Israel on October 7 of last year. This means that it is too early to conclude that Hezbollah is over as a military force.
As for Syria, the future of the country remains in question. The new government, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, has been sending positive signs to all sides inside and outside the country. However, it is unclear if it will follow up with its promises.
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amerikunt only move when ordered to by obese ugly female–otherwise loser tantrums lick taliban anuz
i see your multiples are growing. are you jellyfish
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us special forces were spotted in the city of kobani in northern syria earlier today
us forces have occupied a former russian military base following the withdrawal of russian units.
russia is totally humiliated again!!!
no : only in your mind, but there isn’t much space in there.
the russians are the only ones retreating, everyone else is taking what ever is left behind.
there is no reason the russians couldn’t hold their bases along the coast, but they are being real shy there too, silly, really silly and weak.
the bases are not being evacuated. the russian troops however are going back to russia, generalissimo vanya, where they will be useful.
you’ve the military intelligence of a child imo. you wouldn’t last two seconds.
why amerikunt vanya bitter tantrums–cannot find obese senile transgender husband after u retired as toilet scrubber shekelstein janitorial services? russian superiority upsets amerikunt must live in cesspool
in the realm of the great game, wins and defeats happen. the same was true about americans in vietnam and afghanistan. nobody’s going to win all the time child.
and nothing is what it seems because intentions are the key, not appearances.
baits have to be set for entrapments to catch their target s. actions speak louder than words actions cannot be reversed erased or denied evidence accumulates
and they shall be judged by their works. “and the one thing god hates above all abominations and sins is the hypocrite”
‘heheheh’
americans abandoned their biggest base in africa in niger, base 201 in agadez and the russians took over. this happened recently. the russian base in kobani was a tiny outpost. it is insignificant
oh look do wake up there’s no russia versus america really there’s no china versus the west its all theatre. there’s rulers and slaves bottom line slaves obey or are punished.
who cares about syria, certainly not russia!!! ukraine is a failed state and soon there will be no more ukraine and no more ukrainians, so who is it that got humiliated??? hehehehehehehehe
russia retains bases –amerikunts will fund jihadi govt–russia no longer wastes resources in syria—burgerland humiliated
la grande israele è una realtà auguri.
i remember just last year, hez was showing off it’s “huge” arsenal of rockets and missiles that could “wipe izzy out”….looks to me like that was all talk, and bluster.
the fat hook nosed sow hasn’t sung – yet.
radical judaism is in fact the same as judaism. synagogues in the usa must be banned. shoabergs and shekelsteins must be sent back to poland.
people are born simple.
actually, the reality is the opposite, but after years of macadees, kfc, coca cola, wendy’s blah blah, their bodies turn to shit and whatever intellectual abilities they have, grinds to a halt. they’re invalids, physically and cognitively, by their teens.
why aren’t the russians able to take advantage like the israelis and turks?
can’t the russians spare 2000-3000 solldiers to take some territory around their bases and keep hold of their investments?
why should they?
and what kind of advantage would a landgrab in a failed state surrounded by enemies be?
may have to get the green light from tel aviv on that one . 🐱
axis of resistance now is being destroyed by its refusal to adopt an effective political/military strategy – maximum violence against the zionist entity within a month or so of hamas’ uprising, to force the ending of bombings of gaza plus the return of at least some occupied territory plus diplomatic settlement of disputes. half-measures enjoyed their usual success.
imho the axis of resistance is finished. ironically, the zionist entity is now the dominant power in the middle east. ironically too, western media denies that the zionist entity is truly a rogue state, the depredations of which will only increase, contemptuously trampling on every concept of humanity and human rights, ancient as well as modern. its creation was a gift that keeps on giving. lavrov’s description of it as a friend does no credit to russian diplomacy.
we have not seen anything like this since hitler took over europe including the genocide, no one did anything about that before it was too late, all those arab countries are like frightened old women.
the usa and israel will take time to wipe out their own rented head choppers before installing a zionist puppet government.
israel cutting electric and water in certain towns in syria today. i bet the folks in those towns wish assad was still in power.
i think those syrian soldiers who surrendered really frigged up this time. if they thought assad was bad try living under israeli domination. ask the palestinians how that’s working out.
israelis immediately approve illegal settlements in syria. now you know, imbred jewish settlers are weapons used by the israeli regime to steal land in other countries. and if the sunni arabs are cowards and do nothing, they might as well surrender.
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they have surrendered look at that bastard in syria he hates other muslims who belong to another branch of islam more than he hates israel.
well then, the sunni arabs can enjoy their servitude to zionism. the turks and persians will resist and establish buffer zones with the cancerous entity. the arabs will serve the jews coffee and shine their shoes
those al jewlany pigs aren’t muslims! they are takfiris, fakeass mualims, wahhabis munafiqs, salafiats, you call the what you will.
william the conqueror. that’s the framework.
with this statement sf proves to be either completely oblivious or works for the enemy.
” it’s worth noting that the ceasefire in lebanon, which was brokered by the united states, continues to hold up, despite repeated violations by the idf. “
and zion won again. kolomoisky and zelensky are laughing. if russia don’t have some super weapon tech that can beat everything else, sad to say but its doomed.
turkey won more than israel in syria
commenting on the situation in syria, israeli defense minister israel katz said on december 15 that the defense budget must be increased “in the face of growing threats.”
so they invade syria and then talk about ‘growing threats’? is there still a psicologyst in tel aviv able to help those sociopaths?
sociopathy, psychopathy, neurosis, schizofrenia and bipolar disorder runs deeply in ashkenazi genes thanks to imbreeding. its why nobody wants them around and why they have been mistrusted and kicked out of everywhere. its also why they are unable to run a civilized state. the jews always complain why life is unfair to them, but they never tell you why. westerners are too dishonest to admit the monsters they are egging on. it will blow up in their face. jews are ticking time bombs
where is saa tiger 🐯 forced to stop zionist terrorist…😁
right now very bussy doing your sisters ass.
look behind you 😏 walllllla
any self-respecting i$i$ headchopper cannot possibly condone further collaboration with the israhell diaper freaks. time is long overdue to take the battle inside occupied palestine and finally destroy the zionazi beast now that it is over stretched liike a 5 shekkkel backstreet jezzibel in tel aviv.
came here only to say, fuck israhell