Ahmed Askary
@pashadelics
plan truster
Israel Blasts Open Pandora's Box in Syria How Israel has transformed a local conflict in Suwayda into widespread sectarian violence. vizier.report/p/israel-pando…
200k were part of the general mobilization that led to the massacre. In light of last week’s events, it puts into stark terms how many people have access to weapons and how little control the state truly has over them. Not surprising considering the civil war. Lot of work to do.
The committee investigating coastline events said regime remnants attempted to seize coastal areas to form a breakaway state, prompting 200,000 armed men to intervene, which led to violence and reported abuses.
Finally, since no one has mentioned this (in the English language): Everyone is throwing around the word sectarianism wrt Sunnis. I have watched as every single Druze I know, all of them, on this platform too (except one or two people, literally) close ranks around Al-Hijri and…
This is why I believe that many more and larger wars are inevitable including with the remaining Middle Eastern states which are Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. This extremely expansive view of deterrence (everyone else must be weak or ruined) is a recipe for endless war.
Imagine a whole region is forbidden from having strong countries or sovereignty because that’d be an existential threat to Israel. "Strong nation-states are a threat — especially Arab states are viewed as a threat to Israel," he said. pbs.org/newshour/world…
Very solid, sober analysis of current events in Suwayda. vizier.report/p/israel-pando…
"The current gov't of #Syria... has conducted themselves as best they can as a nascent gov't with very few resources to address the multiplicity of issues that arise in trying to bring a diverse society together." #Trump's Envoy to #Syria doubles down: apnews.com/article/syria-…
SCOOP: Syrian Kurds face 30-day ultimatum from US and Turkey • US and Turkish officials tell Syrian Democratic Forces to stop dragging their feet and join Damascus government within weeks middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-ku…