Damascus Now Ruled By 'Al Qaeda In Suits' As Assad Emerges In Moscow

Bashar al-Assad and family are in Moscow: Russian news agencies, via AFP

Since the overnight hours Damascus has been under the control of the Islamist militants led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and backed by Turkey. The country's President Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown, and his whereabouts are unknown, after the extremely rapid insurgent advance out of Idlib, where city after city fell starting with Aleppo in a matter of about a mere week. And just like that 50 years of Assad family rule has ended, and a new extremely unpredictable era of Syria begins.

Will the country hopelessly fracture as did Iraq and Libya for years after their strongman leaders were overthrown? Will there be mass reprisal killings? Will Christians, Alawites, and Shia be subject to mass persecution and extermination? Will the country, which has already been through over 13 years of horrific proxy war, descend into sectarian and factional chaos and hell? Will Sharia law be enforced by gunpoint? Or will some semblance of a stable transitional government emerge?

One thing is for sure, a US-designated terrorist has emerged as the current de facto ruler of Damascus and of Syria. At this very moment Washington has a $10 million bounty on his head, given his career as a jihadist began with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) which was killing American troops in Iraq.

The jihadist factions entered Damascus overnight without a fight from the Syrian Army, and videos quickly emerged of armed fighters entering both the presidential palace (or office) as well as Assad's private residence in Malki neighborhood.

State television stations broadcast a message from HTS leaders urging calm and a stable transition of power. New rules for Damascus include a curfew imposed from 4pm to 5am local time, according to the local Al Watan newspaper.

Rule by 'Al Qaeda in suits'… technocratic jihad:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/damascus-now-ruled-al-qaeda-suits-assads-whereabouts-unknown-curfew-imposed

Rumors Swirl About The West Planning To 'Exile' Zelenskyy

Ukraine had a bad November, with Russia occupying the largest amount of territory in Ukraine since March 2022

If a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine, the West is considering “exiling” Volodymyr Zelensky to London, writes Do Rzeczy, citing a report out of the Spanish daily El Mundo via government sources in Kyiv.

A rumor has been circulating in diplomatic circles in the Ukrainian capital for two weeks that if a ceasefire occurs, the West will convince Zelensky to “exile” himself to the U.K. and presidential elections will be held in Ukraine.

European peacekeeping forces, mainly troops from Great Britain and France, would then be deployed in Ukraine. Kyiv could also count on “rapid” accession to the European Union and aid for the country’s post-war reconstruction.

Ukraine had a bad November, with Russia occupying the largest amount of territory in Ukraine since March 2022, mainly in the east of the country, near Pokrovsk, according to experts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The group says Moscow has occupied a total of 68,500 square kilometers since the beginning of the war, or about 19 percent of Ukraine’s entire pre-2014 territory, including the annexed Crimea and part of Donbas.

Senior aides of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have met with officials from Kyiv, as the incoming president has made ending the conflict a top priority of his administration, while Zelensky is clearly tired of war.

Head of MI6, Richard Moore, raised alarm bells over the dangerous situation the world is currently facing. After meeting with his French counterpart, Nicholas Lerner, last week, he told the press, “Nicholas and I are in no doubt about the stakes in Ukraine: If Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there.”

At the same time, the U.S. is pushing Ukraine to begin recruitment of 18-25 year olds to bolster Ukraine’s armed forces, but there are concerns about the country’s demographic future should his young cohort be sent to the front.

https://rmx.news/article/rumors-swirl-about-the-west-planning-to-exile-zelensky/

Israeli Air Force Launches Widespread Strikes Across Syria, Targeting Weaponry at Key Military Sites

https://twitter.com/i/status/1865795439187873991

Netanyahu claims credit for overthrowing Assad

The Israeli prime minister has hailed the jihadist takeover of Syria as a “historic day in the Middle East”

In a visit to the Israel-Syria border on Sunday, Netanyahu hailed the radical Islamist takeover of Syria.

”This is a historic day in the history of the Middle East,” he said in a video statement. “The Assad regime is a central link in Iran’s axis of evil: this regime has fallen.”

“This is a direct result of the blows we have inflicted on Iran and Hezbollah, the main supporters of the Assad regime,” he continued, claiming that Israel’s strikes on Iran and military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon hampered their ability to reinforce Assad’s troops against the terrorist advance.

”This has created a chain reaction throughout the Middle East of all those who want to be free from this oppressive and tyrannical regime,” he added.

https://www.rt.com/news/608998-netanyahu-credit-assad-syria/

Iran wants relations with Syria to continue after coup

Bashar Assad has stepped down as Syrian president and left the country

In its statement, Tehran reiterated its support for international efforts based on UN Resolution 2254 to advance the political process in Syria. Officials called for a quick end to the military conflict, terrorism to be prevented, and discussions to begin involving all parts of Syrian society in order to form a government. The UN document calls for a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict through free elections and a new constitution.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing Syria’s position as an important and influential country in the West Asian region, will spare no effort to help establish security and stability in Syria, and to this end, it will continue its consultations with all influential parties, especially in the region,” the statement stressed, while also recalling Tehran’s long history of support for Syria.

Iran also urged to ensure the safety of all citizens and protect religious sites and diplomatic missions according to international law. Earlier on Sunday, a video clip emerged purporting to show looters causing havoc at the Iranian Embassy in Damascus after the takeover of the Syrian capital by jihadists.

https://www.rt.com/news/608993-iran-syria-relations-revolt/

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This prophesy was already fulfilled in 70AD destroyed by the Romans

Trump: I Won’t Go After Biden, My ‘Retribution Will Be Through Success’

KRISTEN WELKER: Ok. Let’s talk about some of your picks to fill out your administration. You named Kash Patel to be the next FBI director.

TRUMP: Yeah.

WELKER: He has a list in his book of 60 people that he calls members of the so-called “deep state.” It includes Democrats like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. It includes former members of your cabinet, from Bill Barr to Christopher Wray. You campaigned on destroying the deep state. Do you want Kash Patel to launch investigations into people on that list?

TRUMP: No. I mean, he’s going to do what he thinks is right. And I will —

WELKER: Well, do you think that’s right?

TRUMP: — and I will —

WELKER: Do you think that’s right, sir?

TRUMP: If they think that somebody was dishonest or crooked or a corrupt politician, I think he probably has an obligation to do it, but —

WELKER: Are you going to direct him to do it?

TRUMP: No. Not at all. Not at all. We have two great people that – we have him, and we have Pam. And Pam Bondi has been like a rocket ship. She’s very popular and very good and very fair. And Kash Patel is very fair. I’ll tell you. I thought Kash may be difficult because he’s, you know, a strong conservative voice, and I don’t know of anybody that’s not singing his praises. The other day, I was watching, and Trey Gowdy, who’s a moderate person and very smart and very respected in the party, he’s Kash’s biggest fan. He said, “This is the most misunderstood man in politics. He’s great.” I guess they worked together on the Russia hoax or something, and Trey Gowdy became a fan. Trey, you know, Trey Gowdy. Everybody respects him, and, you know, just like him, others also, I don’t know of one negative vote – I don’t think he’s going to have any negative votes.

WELKER: Is it your expectation, though, that Kash Patel will pursue investigations against your political enemies?

TRUMP: No, I don’t think so.

WELKER: Do you want to see that happen?

TRUMP: If they were crooked, if they did something wrong, if they have broken the law, probably. They went after me. You know, they went after me and I did nothing wrong.

WELKER: Well, let me ask you this. You said, President Biden, quote, that you’re going to appoint a real special prosecutor to go after Joe Biden. You said that during –

TRUMP: Where did I say that?

WELKER: — the campaign

TRUMP: Where?

WELKER: You said that on Truth Social, June 12, 2023: “I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States, Joe Biden –

TRUMP: Well, that part is true.

WELKER: — and the entire Biden crime family.” Are you going to do that? Are you going to go after Joe Biden?

TRUMP: I’m really looking to make our country successful. I’m not looking to go back into the past. I’m looking to make our country successful. Retribution will be through success. If we can make our success – this country successful, that would be my greatest, that would be such a great achievement. Bring it back. We have a country now that’s overridden with crime, that has millions of people that shouldn’t be here, that should be in prisons in other countries, that should be in mental institutions. We have drug lords being dropped into our country and told never go back to their country. I’m looking to make our country great. I’m looking to get – bring prices down. Because, you know, I won on two things, the border and more than immigration. You know, they like to say immigration, I break it down more to the border, but I won on the border, and I won on groceries. Very simple word, groceries. Like almost – you know, who uses the word? I started using the word – the groceries. When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and triple the price over a short period of time, and I won an election based on that. We’re going to bring those prices way down.

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/08/trump-i-wont-go-after-biden-retribution-will-be-through-success/

Israel Seizes Strategic Peak of Mount Hermon from Syria

Israel’s Army Radio reported Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had seized the peak of Mount Hermon, the highest mountain in the region, as a precaution against the advance of Syrian rebels as the Assad regime collapsed.

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/12/08/israel-seizes-strategic-peak-of-mount-hermon-from-syria/

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