The US, with Israel and Türkiye, facilitated the fall of the Syrian government — Human and labor rights lawyer Dan Kovalik to RT
#Syria
❗️South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an overseas travel ban as police investigate rebellion charges stemming from his recent martial law declaration
On Monday, the country’s corruption investigation chief confirmed ordering the ban, which comes in response to Yoon's brief imposition of martial law last week.
#Unrest
❗️Two people seriously injured in SUV explosion in the center of Donetsk, RIA Novosti reports
#DPR
Russian security services dismantled an international investment scam network that defrauded an estimated 100K victims worldwide and revealed the Russian office heads held dual Israeli-Ukrainian and Israeli-Georgian citizenship
#FSB
Israeli troops snapped atop Mount Hernon, which straddles the border between Syria and Lebanon
Earlier, PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced the IDF’s temporary seizure of the Golan Heights buffer zone, citing the 1974 agreement's collapse due to the situation in Syria.
#Syria
Israeli tanks and armored vehicles entered the Golan Heights buffer zone bordering Syria
#IDF
❗️Air defenses destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory last night, the Defense Ministry reports
#RussianMoD
Russian TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system incinerated Ukrainian militant shelters in the Kharkov region, Defense Ministry footage shows
#RussianMoD
Trump adviser fumes at Zelensky's casual attire
"He can’t afford a suit? He wore a suit and tie to the World Economic Forum event, but can’t wear one to address a joint session of Congress or to meet the President-elect of the United States?"
Roger Stone said what other Western leaders have been trained not to, clearly.
#Trump #Zelensky
❗️Maria Zakharova slams Reuters for Assad ‘fakes’
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman blasted the Western outlet for reporting Bashar Assad's death as "highly likely," questioning if the news agency would retract its "fakes” that the West claims to fight against.
Zakharova's Telegram post comes as Kremlin sources claim Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Moscow.
#RussianMFA
There may be no grounds for further cooperation between Iran and Syria – Hamidrezah Gholamzadeh
As Damascus is overtaken by jihadist groups, RT spoke with Hamidrezah Gholamzadeh, General Secretary of the Asian Mayors Forum, to discuss the future of Iran-Syria relations amid the rise of these militant groups in power in Damascus.
#Syria #Iran
🚨MATT KENNARD: UK🇬🇧 NOT JUST COMPLICIT, BUT A PARTICIPANT IN THE GAZA GENOCIDE
‘The media has left out all the information that people would need to understand our role…at Declassified, we’ve done pretty much all the work on the UK military-intelligence role, which is extreme.’
‘This is a tripartite genocide…the US is providing most of the arms, the UK is providing most of the intelligence, and Israel is getting it done.’
‘The UK is sending a spy flight over Gaza every day, pretty much, and sometimes two a day. There are in the sky for 6 hours and that intelligence is passed onto the Israelis.’
-Matt Kennard on the UK’s participation in the Gaza genocide carried out by Israel
FULL INTERVIEW: https://rumble.com/v5wmnvw-matt-kennard-exposes-western-media-propaganda-about-syria-and-uks-role-in-g.html
‘American leadership is what holds the world together’: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin
The US Secretary of Defense made the dubious statement as he announced Washington 22nd military aid package to Ukraine worth nearly $1 billion.
Austin added that the total value of US security assistance committed to Ukraine since February 2022 has now reached more than $62 billion.
"The world built by American leadership can only be maintained by American leadership,” he said without a hint of sarcasm.
Footage: DVIDS
#US #Ukraine
'Ukraine will never win militarily' - Slovak PM
"The future for Ukraine won't be pretty. Russia's military is unbeatable. When it comes to Ukraine as a whole, Russia will keep the territories it currently controls... it will be extremely repetitive, extremely painful for Ukraine," he stated.
His comment comes after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte advised Ukraine to postpone potential peace talks with Russia and advocated for sending more military support to Kiev to put it "into a position of strength."
#Slovakia #Ukraine
❗️Russia & Iran 'far weaker' since I took office - Biden
The US President tried to claim credit for apparently weakening two nations that no longer depend on US dollar of Washington's whims, despite his magnanimous sanctions appeasement.
Translation: Goddammit, why aren't my sanctions actually working...
#Biden #Russia #Iran
Flashback: The CIA’s top priority was toppling Assad, Trump was dead against — Julian Assange
The WikiLeaks co-founder made claims back in 2017 that there were significant tensions between Donald Trump and the CIA over US policy in Syria.
According to Assange, the CIA's primary focus – and its largest budget item – was to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
However, then-President Trump opposed this strategy, leading to a conflict between him and the CIA.
#Syria
Unverified reports from Syrian Telegram channels allege Israeli air strikes outside of Damascus
#Syria
The Israeli military reportedly destroyed the Al-Istiqaama Mosque in the Al-Janina neighborhood, located in the eastern part of Rafah, Palestinian media writes
#IDF
Aussie PM tasks Australian Federal Police with anti-Semitism taskforce
The AFP is launching Operation Avalite, a unit to combat anti-Semitism following a terror probe into a recent arson at a Melbourne synagogue.
PM Anthony Albanese cited this incident, along with two others, as catalysts for the response.
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw called the initiative an agile counterterrorism squad with enhanced powers to tackle violence and hate crimes against Jewish Australians.
#AFP
Little history lesson, anyone? US strikes 75 ISIS camps in Syria after fall of Assad’s government
That’s as CENTCOM announced that it will hold all groups accountable if they partner with ISIS in Syria.
The group Washington is celebrating for the coup - HTS - was founded in 2011 as Jabhat al-Nusra, a then direct affiliate of Al Qaeda. Guess who was involved in its formation?? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi... the former leader of... ISIS.
Oops.
#History
Colonel Gaddafi: Historical warning on US betrayal
At the 2008 Arab League summit in Damascus, Muammar Gaddafi warned fellow Arab leaders that the US would abandon them as it had Saddam Hussein, a former close ally, to impose its will.
"A foreign force occupies an Arab country and hangs its leader while we are looking and laughing," he says, according to the clip’s translation. "In the future it is going to be your turn, too," he adds.
Notably, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is among those in the audience and appears to laugh - although editing to the clip makes it unclear if he’s chuckling at Gaddafi’s warning.
#ArabLeague
Jay-Z facing rape lawsuit, adding to allegations against Diddy — NYP
Rapper Jay-Z is facing a lawsuit alleging the rape of a 13-year-old girl at a 2000 post-MTV Video Music Awards party, an accusation he vehemently denies.
The lawsuit comes amid numerous legal battles against Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who faces over 120 lawsuits, including allegations of rape and sex trafficking, which he also denies.
#MTV
Israeli aircraft conduct strikes across Syria following Assad’s withdrawal
IDF warplanes unleashed a series of aerial attacks across Syria just hours after the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, targeting key military sites and security complexes.
Strikes hit the al-Mazzeh military base in Damascus, Khalkhalah in al-Suweida, a security hub in Kafr Sousa, and residential areas near the capital, with loud explosions echoing through the city.
Additional attacks were reported in Daraa’s rural areas, focusing on alleged weapon depots, air defense batteries, and missile production facilities.
Unverified video shared by Iranian media reports to show the aftermath of strikes in Daraa.
#Syria
Gaza ceasefire protesters march through Paris
Pro-Palestine demonstrators flooded the streets of the French capital, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and demanding sanctions against Israel for atrocities committed by the IDF in the region.
#France #Gaza
Macron reportedly had to persuade Trump to meet Zelensky in Paris
What exactly did the French president do to sway Trump's mind?
#Macron #Trump #Zelensky
'Where should I go to honor the Red Army soldiers who fought for our freedom? Norway? Africa?'
Slovak PM Fico hits back at criticism of his plans to attend the 80th anniversary of Victory over Nazism in Russia.
#Slovakia #Russia
Sber’s GigaChat AI to become ‘AI moderator’ for questions to Putin
The AI assistant will be used to collect, collate, process and feed citizens’ questions directly to the Russian President at upcoming conferences, in what will be the first use of GigaChat at such events.
#Russia #AI
❗️Iranian, Syrian special services knew about terrorists' movements in northern Syria - Iranian Foreign Ministry
The information was brought to the authorities in Damascus, the Iranian Foreign Minister said.
#Syria #Iran
⚡️Moscow and Minsk to deploy 'Oreshnik' missile in Belarus in response to West’s provocation
Since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko requested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin allow the deployment of the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile system in Belarus, Moscow and Minsk have agreed to transfer the missile in the second half of 2025.
The Oreshnik deal is a response to US plans to place medium-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, remarked the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Belarus Armed Forces, Sergey Lagodyuk.
#Russia #Belarus #Oreshnik
❗️Syria at turning point - Biden
The outgoing US President said that the situation contains risks and uncertainties, but can be used for a better future.
Some groups in Syria have a history of terrorism and human rights abuses, he added, claiming the United States will judge them not by their words, but by their actions.
Translation: dance to our tune - please.
#US #Biden
