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FelineOverlord

(3,771 posts)
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 06:44 PM Nov 29

Aleppo updates

What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters

https://apnews.com/article/syria-hts-assad-aleppo-fighting-2be43ee530b7932b123a0f26b158ac22

Syria rebels say they reached Aleppo city in surprise sweep

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fighting-northwest-syria-over-three-days-has-killed-27-civilians-including-2024-11-29/

Interesting comments under all of these YouTube videos.







I'll be closing down my Xitter account soon, but here are some updates from that hellsite:

Kareem Rifai 🌐
@KareemRifai
·
2h
JUST NOW: The Syrian opposition is releasing anti-Assad political prisoners en masse as they expand control in Aleppo city.

Look at the sheer number of young women fleeing. Absolutely shocking.





Nedal Al-Amari
@nedalalamari
·
1h
Idlib celebrates the liberation of Aleppo.

I call on the entire world to celebrate with us, as this is a victory for all of us over the criminal Assad and the terrorist Russia.




Jay in Kyiv
@JayinKyiv
·
2h
Like similar to what Kyiv will look like when these Russian bastards are finally gone, Aleppo celebrating tonight, the ousting of the Russian-backed Assad forces from the city.

It took Russians 5 years to conquer the city but only 2 days to lose it.



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Aleppo updates (Original Post) FelineOverlord Nov 29 OP
Syrian state TV reports that the Assad regime has fallen in Aleppo. LiberalArkie Nov 29 #1
K&R UTUSN Nov 29 #2
These guys were formerly al Qaeda soandso Nov 29 #3
My *yippie* will only be bigger when Drumpf falls! UTUSN Nov 29 #4

LiberalArkie

(16,584 posts)
1. Syrian state TV reports that the Assad regime has fallen in Aleppo.
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 07:32 PM
Nov 29

Syrian state TV reports that the Assad regime has fallen in Aleppo.

Reports say Assad has fled to Moscow.

https://bsky.app/profile/calltoactivism.bsky.social/post/3lc4sn32u5c22

soandso

(1,612 posts)
3. These guys were formerly al Qaeda
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 08:14 PM
Nov 29

HTS conducts small battles against the Syrian regime, its militants, and other jihadi groups because they all go against its ideology. They mostly operate in Syria, particularly Idlib but also Aleppo, Hama, and Dera’a. The power retrieved by the group, on Turkey’s behalf, has provoked an increase of violent strategies aside from military tactics. In extreme cases, they undergo hard punishment for fornication (i.e. stoning people to death). They also gain money, either by holding people for ransom or attaining the attention of government personnel for political action. Some of their hostages include UN peacekeepers, Western reporters, and Lebanese soldiers.

https://thekootneeti.in/2020/10/14/the-evolutionary-strategies-of-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-in-syria/

UTUSN

(72,578 posts)
4. My *yippie* will only be bigger when Drumpf falls!
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 08:46 PM
Nov 29

And I don't want to hear "He's not HITLER/ASSAD/whomever". My yippee will be LARGE.




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