@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

A U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement in northeastern Syria leaves thorny questions unresolved, as Kurds seek to retain some authority despite a much weakened hand following the rapid advance of central government forces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/14/world/politics/ceasefire-deal-syria-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@Peter_Link@expressional.social avatar Peter_Link , to random

Netanyahu meets with Trump at the White House; El Paso airspace quickly reopens; U.S. sends 200 troops to Nigeria
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-meets-trump-iran-white-house-el-paso-airspace-drop-site-daily

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continues to harass returning to . Far-right Israeli bill would mandate death penalty for Palestinians. to meet at the White House to discuss . Grand jury rejects Trump-backed effort to indict Democratic lawmakers over military dissent video. Trump weighs second aircraft carrier deployment to . Progressive challenger wins Democratic primary in special House race. Instagram suspends tracker. Children in family detention experience fear, illness, and months without school. Children zip-tied during militarized raid at Idaho horse racing venue, lawsuit claims. fighters withdraw from .



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@GrumpyOldFart@mastodonapp.uk avatar GrumpyOldFart , to UK Politics

Long read but very well worth it!

“The Chinese Long Game vs. the American Arsonist”

by Karim in BettBeat in BettBeat’s Newsletter on Substack

uk_politics@feddit.uk icon UK Politics
china@lemmygrad.ml icon China

“Does Patience Work Against an Enemy Who Burns Everything You Build?”

https://open.substack.com/pub/bettbeat/p/the-chinese-long-game-vs-the-american

@faab64@freefree.ps avatar faab64 , to random

NYT quoting USofficials:

A draft being prepared asks Washington to demand Hamas hand over weapons capable of striking

  • Washington allows Hamas to keep light arms in the first phase under the draft
  • An American team including Kushner, Witkoff & Mladenov intends to present the document to Hamas within weeks

So what did gain from October 7? Destroyed , destroyed destroyed , destroyed , destroyed & soon destroyed .

@kravietz@agora.echelon.pl avatar kravietz , to random

Much recommended analysis of dealings with over the years, which not only sheds light on how the “world’s brightest intellectual” relied on a sexual predator on his tax evasion but also his persistent amplification of lies about and

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/fe...

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Syria began deploying security forces in Kurdish-controlled areas, implementing a U.S.-backed agreement to integrate Kurds with state institutions and take control of northeastern territories in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/politics/syria-kurdish-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

18+ @mook@possum.city avatar mook , to random

I feel like Donald Trump meeting with a former Islamic State Leader, a guy the US attempted to kill in Both Iraq and Syria across 3 administrations ... that should have been a bigger story. And He met him in the White House! they've met at least twice, talked on the phone numerous times.

But at this point no one is even surprised. Yeah the US is best friends with Jihadists now. Alrighty.

The current President of of Syria currently goes by al-Sharaa, which supposedly is his real name, I don't think we know much about his exact origins, other than he's from the Golan Heights supposedly ( hence the nom de guerre Al-Golani )

He started out with Al-Qaeda in Iraq in 2003 and quickly rose up the ranks, and then switched to the Islamic State in Iraq and then was sent by big daddy Bagdaddi himself as as an envoy into Syria to hijack the Syrian Revolution with his Al-Nusra Front.

That's according to Charles Lister in The Syrian Jihad, he's been on the CIA's radar for well over 20 years now. He did break with IS around 2014, and Al-Nusra rebranded to Al-Sham some time later, though he and his organization has never renounced Jihad, and they've continued to commit atrocities ever since. But since he now wears a suit and tells the western press neoliberal buzzwords they buy into this.

Even this Times of Israel article, despite explaining all of this, reads like a fluff piece https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-is-abu-mohammed-al-golani-leader-of-insurgency-that-toppled-syrias-assad/

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@m0bi@mastodon.com.pl avatar m0bi , to random Polish

📺 "Rożawa - rewolucja społeczna jest atakowana. O co chodzi?

Rewolucja w północno - wschodniej Syrii jest agresywnie atakowana przez armie rządowe.
Dlaczego? Co to za rewolucja? O co chodzi z kobietami? Co z ISIS?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa3cgy467iM

Invidious:
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Qa3cgy467iM