The Middle East Thread

Meanwhile:

(…) The overall picture, says Antoine Renard, local head of the UN’s World Food Programme, is of Palestinians facing “a daily struggle for survival”.

"The levels of hunger, devastation and destruction we are seeing now in Gaza is worse than ever before. People cannot cope anymore,” Mr Renard says. “There is barely any food coming in while markets are empty.”

Amid the destruction in Gaza, there is still no end in sight to the war. Just the expectation of more suffering, as cold weather sets in.


Look at the faces in these pictures. These people are almost at the end of the road, and the winter is coming. But of course, nobody gives a flying fuck anymore.

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Dread seeing so many posts on this topic on a daily basis.

It’s almost always a catastrophic event.

Rebel factions have begun to enter Hama city proper according to multiple sources.
Meanwhile State media is releasing this now:

“A difficult security incident in Hama”

Previously, it was reported that elements had begun withdrawing tom Hama city.

Also: Bashar al-Assad has today issued a decree, increasing military salaries with 50%.

Saladin 2.0 has spoken publically from the Citadel of Aleppo. You cannot ask for a more emotionally potent location to speak from.
https://x.com/HussamHamoud/status/1864316310164771291

He is so incredibly self aware of his image. A truly dangerous man, I cannot stress this enough.

He is not a normal sheik, that is for sure…


The fucking balls of that guy. A truly dangerous man, building the personality myth a legitimate king would require…

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Really only way one out left that is not in semi-operational encirclement, so they must withdraw (if reports are correct, and I think they are). And that will not be a nice or easy trip, considering the FPV drones…
https://x.com/putintintin1/status/1864359896889651591

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An example video of what is happening at the gates of Hama city
https://x.com/markito0171/status/1864366210923508084

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I needed to disengage from social media for my own reasons, didn’t know any of this was happening. wow.

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Turkish column to support the upcoming Manbij offensive agains the Kurds, I would assume…
https://x.com/Conflict_Radar/status/1864321734725263867

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Normal MSM is, and very unfortunately so, completely useless when it comes to outbreaks of war and geopolitical flashpoints boiling over.
It’s such a shame. I wish Twitter wasn’t necessary…

I get by perfectly well without it.

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I had heard such rumours. Not sure from where, but I think I heard whispers a long time ago that yes, Cynicaloldgit does not use twitter and is also not too fond of it. Not sure where I heard that, but appreciate it now coming directly from you, the man !

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Poor bastards. SAA have conscripted traffic police in the defence of Hama city.
This is giving me Volkssturm 1945 wibes.

https://x.com/NEDAAPOST/status/1864411229957116282

https://x.com/Rebel44CZ/status/1864425142706639166

The Russian Fleet has now (probably, because I don’t read about Strategic air fleet flying close enough to Syria to launch) launched. Glammy Russian launch videos probably released tomorrow, as they always do. Not that I am particularly interested in watching Kalibr launches from submarines and ships once again.
https://x.com/FARED_ALHOR/status/1864442196834816267

Edit: I read now that it was indeed naval launches.

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https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/israels-defence-force-slammed-after-posting-fake-spotify-wrapped-meme/news-story/f365ff7ddf15394c75794e93671e0c85

Fuck me! What a bunch of cunts

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There is literally nothing that those fuckers could do that would surprise me now.

“The greater the crime perpetrated by the leadership, the less likely it is that the people will ever believe their leaders to be capable of perpetrating such an event.” - For Adolf Hitler read Netanyahu /Gallant.

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Hama city has fallen.
https://x.com/OzKaterji/status/1864648597460963391

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HTS assault on Khattib from yesterday. The jihadists attacks with IFVs, Assad militia or state forces, then flees on pick up trucks and are destroyed. Strong scenes (18 +).

The world needs to prepare, very fucking soon, for the possible total collapse of the Syrian Assad State and be ready for the aftermath. The clock is ticking and the probability of the Damascus falling in the coming months seems quite high.

https://x.com/ajaltamimi/status/1864645600425152719

They sent in a lot of forces into Hama city and if a substantial number of them died, then it’s not entirely clear if the momentum can be stopped.
Russian Kalibr launch diddn’t exactly help.

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The Afrika Korps isn’ that large though. I don’t see how the Afrika Korps can stop this, although it consists of some truly hardened battle veterans and their morale is of course good.

https://x.com/SamRamani2/status/1864636055837716578

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