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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by 23jerryking(m): 12:18pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
Syria is the new Libya. May God save us all from what's coming.

I'm glad Russian & Iranian fighters were not hurt.

Everyone read the room and quietly stepped back.

If the owner of the house flees from his own home then why should a stranger remain??
Is this your consolation theme?😂😂
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by shoodboi2:
Gbadebo19:
So, why are you using news from CNN to make a point? Don't depend on them fully, yet you don't have any other source that reported the news except the do called western media.
Just last week, I posted news from Forbes that reported that Oreshnik was just an ordinary and attractive display of fireworks, you developed epilepsy and tagged it a lie.
So, what exactly is your point?
Why am I using news from CNN? ... I never posted anything from CNN.

That said, the news here is posted from multiple sources including western media. The OP, Writerng has mentioned that several times, so I wonder why you keep going round this circle.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by seunny4lif(m):
Unbelievable we just witnessed a war of almost 15 years partial ended within 15 days.

SAA have over 50K yet they couldn’t defend their own country from Rebels and Terrorists, it could have even ended in 2 days if not for Russia trying to slow them down.
Where were the SAA airforces?
Those guys are absolutely insane
Last I was blaming USA military for Afghanistan collapsed but this one is even worse.
Iranian, Hezb and Russian military defended Syria against all odds but the SAA could not even defend themselves till the last man standing. They fought hard for years before Iranians and Hezb came to the rescued.

Maximum in 2 weeks, the rebels will be fighting each others over territory. It was after Gadaffi was killed that Libyans knew they have different tribesmen and it was Gadaffi that united them as one nation.
It was so bad then and now that the so called PM of Libya can’t even control his own area talk less of the citywide or state or country.
Whosoever has more men can control large area, each city have different militias leadership.
Travelling from one town to another is a nightmare.
You have up to different IDs with you from different militants

A messed up Syria is good for Israeli government because Iraq is gone, Lebanon is gone, Jordan is a vassal country and the only country causing them headaches was Syria which used to have government before
Modified they already fighting over who is in control
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by BoldBrainz(m): 12:29pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
Cc Appleyard, BoldBrainz, Ghostagain, LordAdam16, Masterviolence, Regex, Shoodboi2, MILLE, Usmanpogo

What are your thoughts on this?
There's a reason the game of Chess is considered the very favourite of Russians and even more so, Putin's.

When you've followed global affairs and watched the sinister roles and schemes played up by the West over decades, you stop believing in coincidences.

Nothing can be further from the truth in this Syrian scenario. Isn't it a bit too convenient that so-called resistant rebels and terrorists can mount such sophisticated and well articulated offensives on Syrian cities from different directions at the very time Russia is making unprecedented advances in Ukraine?

Does it take a genius to see the underlying plot as one meant to force the hands of Russia and Iran to expend resources and forces in defence of Syria thereby weakening their resolves in other key fronts?

Didn't Iran recently launch over 300 missiles into Israel for which Tel-Aviv is still seething over their inability to respond as they would have preferred?

We may want to pontificate on issues with whatever conjectures we see fit, but let's not forget that no one has more information than the Kremlin. And we all know Putin to be a leader who doesn't make decisions in haste.

E no go surprise me say na even Russia stop Tehran from making any moves in defence of Assad's now fallen Syria. So this theory totally makes sense. And as always, the plot is going to unfold in the days ahead.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by LordAdam16: 12:32pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
Cc Apple.yard, Bold.Brainz, Ghost.again, Lord.Adam16, Master.violence, Re.gex, Shood.boi2, MI.LLE, Usman.pogo

What are your thoughts on this?
That's mostly cope.

Neither Iran nor Russia willingly gave up Syria.
Iran specifically was ready to go all in and deploy tens of thousands of troops to preserve their munitions highway to the Resistance.

What transpired was a combination of Assad not making basic defensive preparations and his military and political high command making backroom deals behind him.
Iran and Russia specifically asked him to make a stand in Hama thinking the Aleppo withdrawal was a one-off bad call.
But the train had left the station at that point. Power brokers in the Syrian government and military had made different plans.

Now all they can do is pick themselves up and get back in the ring to somehow steer the process to produce an Axis-friendly or at least Axis-neutral political coalition. And if they lose out, set things in motion to create dust-up as many times as is necessary until the political process produces an outcome they like.

Everything is not 5D chess.
Setbacks happen.

I don't even agree with his takeaway that this is somehow a negative outcome for NATO because they have to expend resources to fix Syria.
They print $ from thin air. They don't have nor need nor want to fix Syria. They're going to relax sanctions and build an elite class that's addicted and dependent on Western largesse. Such that when Washington, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, or Riyadh say jump; they ask how high.
Look to Pakistan, Egypt for what they aim to do in Syria. The West is perfectly fine with Syria remaining a headache.

The goal of Iran and Russia, as they have different interests, is to somehow get a section of the new elite class to accept their respective interests as a fact of life or use a carrot and stick approach until they change their mind.
After the last Assad offensive, Russia realized the limitations of Assad and his gang. Which is why they were making deals with the Turks, Kurds, and Israelis. We'd let you keep that, we'll let you bomb that; just let us keep our guy and our ports.

That obviously had an expiry date, so new tactics are in order.
The only part I agree with is that Tehran and Moscow preserved lives and resources not getting in another horrible quagmire after which the SAA would return to their incompetent baseline... Until the next crisis.
The next phase is not particularly costly nor bloody for the Axis. And remember, it is easier to foment trouble than to nation build.
The West does not have a monopoly of the capability to train and fund groups to destabilize a political order.

In a cynical way, yes, they are relieved of the costly Assad regime and can get a good-enough substitute paradigm.
But that does not mean that they would not have preferred to keep Assad for as long as he was a viable political force.

-Lord
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 12:42pm On Dec 08, 2024
DystopianMuse:
cc Obedience4 Ibime Tiopii Gbadebo19 Allthelight and all pro Western folks.WE HAVE EATEN GOOD ALL YEAR ROUND. THE LATEST BEING THE FALL OF ASSAD WITH OUR OPPS GNASHING THEIR TEETH IN SORROW. BUT THERE ARE TWO MOR LE SUMPTUOUS MEALS TO GO.
1. FALL OF IRANIAN REGIME
2. FALL OF VLADIMIR PUTIN


Can't wait....
Include how Putin destroyed Biden regime
And made him become mentally sick
Due to the Ukraine war USA economy were in drip

So Putin made sure Biden regime fell
Boris gone
Esonia lady gone
Many in NATO
Gone
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 12:43pm On Dec 08, 2024
emmaodet:
Arabs are lazy fighters. From Saudi to Qatar to UAE to Syria, Iraq, Lebanon etc reason isreal with an average military is banging them silly.
And the suck in sport also. Atleast, blacks are in good in that
Sure, Turkey, Iran and Israel are the military heavyweight in the Middle East, none of them is Arab.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:50pm On Dec 08, 2024
⚡Russian Foreign Ministry:

Bashar Assad has decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer power peacefully.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:51pm On Dec 08, 2024
⚡Russia says they are in touch with all Syrian opposition groups — Reuters
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:52pm On Dec 08, 2024
⚡"The next chapter is going to be a blood bath; we saw this in Libya, we saw this in Iraq....."

- Fmr US Army Officer Krapivnik

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 12:53pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
⚡Russian Foreign Ministry:

Bashar Assad has decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer power peacefully.
A living dog is better than a dead
Lion
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:55pm On Dec 08, 2024
⚡Assad has decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer power peacefully

Assad, after negotiations with several participants in the Syrian conflict, stepped down from the presidency and left Syria, giving instructions for a peaceful transfer of power.

Russia did not participate in the negotiations, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:56pm On Dec 08, 2024
⚡Syrian rebels announce curfew in Damascus starting 4 PM local time until 5 am — Reuters
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:58pm On Dec 08, 2024
⚡“Our forces at Russian bases in Syria are on heightened combat alert; there are currently no threats to their safety”, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by obedience4(m): 12:59pm On Dec 08, 2024
One of the stages of grief is denial. Some of our people here are still in camatose. They simply can fathom the collapse of the Syrian repressive regime.

They try to cover their pain by postulating different conspiracy theories in desperation to minimise their pain, sorry to burst your bullble. There's no theory other than the failure of the Russia federation to defend its interest in the middle-east.

In just under 2 years of war in Ukraine the Russian army has been depleted. The russ doesn't have the ability to back assad as it did before. Iran and its proxy Hazebolla which played a critical role in the defence of assad in previous years had been subdue by the IDF.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 1:00pm On Dec 08, 2024
BoldBrainz:
There's a reason the game of Chess is considered the very favourite of Russians and even more so, Putin's.

When you've followed global affairs and watched the sinister roles and schemes played up by the West over decades, you stop believing in coincidences.

Nothing can be further from the truth in this Syrian scenario. Isn't it a bit too convenient that so-called resistant rebels and terrorists can mount such sophisticated and well articulated offensives on Syrian cities from different directions at the very time Russia is making unprecedented advances in Ukraine?

Does it take a genius to see the underlying plot as one meant to force the hands of Russia and Iran to expend resources and forces in defence of Syria thereby weakening their resolves in other key fronts?

Didn't Iran recently launch over 300 missiles into Israel for which Tel-Aviv is still seething over their inability to respond as they would have preferred?

We may want to pontificate on issues with whatever conjectures we see fit, but let's not forget that no one has more information than the Kremlin. And we all know Putin to be a leader who doesn't make decisions in haste.

E no go surprise me say na even Russia stop Tehran from making any moves in defence of Assad's now fallen Syria. So this theory totally makes sense. And as always, the plot is going to unfold in the days ahead.
The funniest part is there were only about 15,000 terrorists against the Syrian Army which had about 200,000 troops.


It wasn't a battle. It was a voluntary surrender.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 1:04pm On Dec 08, 2024
seunny4lif:
Unbelievable we just witnessed a war of almost 15 years partial ended within 15 days.

SAA have over 50K yet they couldn’t defend their own country from Rebels and Terrorists, it could have even ended in 2 days if not for Russia trying to slow them down.
Where were the SAA airforces?
Those guys are absolutely insane
Last I was blaming USA military for Afghanistan collapsed but this one is even worse.
Iranian, Hezb and Russian military defended Syria against all odds but the SAA could not even defend themselves till the last man standing. They fought hard for years before Iranians and Hezb came to the rescued.

Maximum in 2 weeks, the rebels will be fighting each others over territory. It was after Gadaffi was killed that Libyans knew they have different tribesmen and it was Gadaffi that united them as one nation.
It was so bad then and now that the so called PM of Libya can’t even control his own area talk less of the citywide or state or country.
Whosoever has more men can control large area, each city have different militias leadership.
Travelling from one town to another is a nightmare.
You have up to different IDs with you from different militants

A messed up Syria is good for Israeli government because Iraq is gone, Lebanon is gone, Jordan is a vassal country and the only country causing them headaches was Syria which used to have government before
Modified they already fighting over who is in control
What Israel?


The new "diversity moderate" rebels are already giving Israel headache. Israeli positions were attacked by the rebels just yesterday.

They haven't even been in power for more than 24hrs lol.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by nigeriansamurai(m): 1:12pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
The funniest part is there were only about 15,000 terrorists against the Syrian Army which had about 200,000 troops.


It wasn't a battle. It was a voluntary surrender.
Honestly I'm constantly disappointed by these Islamic states and groups😓. They just allowed themselves to be betrayed sabotaged and killed. All the time!!! Them no dey learn?
Hezbollah sef dey vex pass... make I leave that matter sha.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by HurricaneLanter: 1:14pm On Dec 08, 2024
Russia will continue to provide support to the people of Syria if necessary, but the Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war on their own, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by HurricaneLanter: 1:17pm On Dec 08, 2024
Arson and looting have begun in Damascus and Latakia, people are writing online.

The video allegedly shows the looting of the Central Bank of Damascus.

The photo shows the arson of a police station and thieves leaving a municipal building in Latakia.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by BoldBrainz(m): 1:17pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
The funniest part is there were only about 15,000 terrorists against the Syrian Army which had about 200,000 troops.


It wasn't a battle. It was a voluntary surrender.
Very reason you'll understand that there's fuckery afoot.

One question that needs answering and perhaps holds the key to unlocking this quagmire is, WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT MOST FROM AN UNSTABLE SYRIA?
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by HurricaneLanter: 1:19pm On Dec 08, 2024
A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck an apartment building in Shebekino.

Preliminary, there are no casualties, the facade and two cars were damaged, Gladkov reported.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 1:20pm On Dec 08, 2024
BoldBrainz:
Very reason you'll understand that there's fuckery afoot.

One question that needs answering and perhaps holds the key to unlocking this quagmire is, WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT MOST FROM AN UNSTABLE SYRIA?
Russia and Iran will benefit from weapons sale.

Turkey too will benefit.

I don't know about the rest.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by nigeriansamurai(m): 1:21pm On Dec 08, 2024
BoldBrainz:
Very reason you'll understand that there's fuckery afoot.

One question that needs answering and perhaps holds the key to unlocking this quagmire is, WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT MOST FROM AN UNSTABLE SYRIA?
Exactly
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 1:21pm On Dec 08, 2024
HurricaneLanter:
Arson and looting have begun in Damascus and Latakia, people are writing online.

The video allegedly shows the looting of the Central Bank of Damascus.

The photo shows the arson of a police station and thieves leaving a municipal building in Latakia.
Assad should have given every one
Ak 47
Before leaving
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by HurricaneLanter: 1:22pm On Dec 08, 2024
Four people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on a bus in Gorlovka, DPR, the city's mayor said.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by nigeriansamurai(m): 1:22pm On Dec 08, 2024
HurricaneLanter:
A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck an apartment building in Shebekino.

Preliminary, there are no casualties, the facade and two cars were damaged, Gladkov reported.
Sure say no be knock out them use 😂 which kin mumu drone be this
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by HurricaneLanter: 1:24pm On Dec 08, 2024
🇪🇪🇺🇦 "Yellow-blue" Narva. Estonian authorities want to return the city's flag to the correct colors, but are afraid of confusion with the Ukrainian flag.

The official colours of the Narva flag are blue and yellow. They were granted to the city by the kings of Sweden in the 16th century. Nowadays, even many residents do not know what these colours mean, Estonian State Radio and Television reports.

" In the spring, a cleaning lady hung the flag upside down, and it hung like the Ukrainian flag for about a week ," recalls Narva Gymnasium employee Rene Abramson.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 1:25pm On Dec 08, 2024
Russian drones attack critical infrastructure in Ukraine's west
...
— Ukraine's air force said it shot down
22 of 28 drones that Russia fired overnight. One drone was "lost" and two more left Ukraine-controlled ...
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Mille: 1:25pm On Dec 08, 2024
WrriterNg:
Cc Appleyard, BoldBrainz, Ghostagain, LordAdam16, Masterviolence, Regex, Shoodboi2, MILLE, Usmanpogo

What are your thoughts on this?
To be honest, I can't even give a honest opinion on the events in Syria. I haven't had time to follow them properly, except just seeing periodic updates.

I am still waiting to see how this works for Hezbollah. But one thing is clear now, Syria is the new Libya.

Hopefully,
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by HurricaneLanter: 1:30pm On Dec 08, 2024
▪️France was the first among Western countries to congratulate the armed opposition on its coming to power;
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by seunny4lif(m): 1:39pm On Dec 08, 2024
Yes, but to the Isreali government, those are a small group compared to the Syria military functioning government.
Since 2012, the Isreali government have been providing support to the Syria Free Army militants from day one in terms of medicals and helping many escape when SAA was clearing that area.
Isreali border is secure now because they can finally annexed the some area of Syria
WrriterNg:
What Israel?


The new "diversity moderate" rebels are already giving Israel headache. Israeli positions were attacked by the rebels just yesterday.

They haven't even been in power for more than 24hrs lol.
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