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Not long ago, Turkey was running a neo-Ottoman project across the Arab world. The Muslim Brotherhood was the tool. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, the Gulf media wars. Western analysts called it one of the defining threats to the regional order. They were right! That era is over! It did not end through Western pressure. It ended because Saudi Arabia spent a decade building the economic, religious and diplomatic weight that made accommodation with Riyadh worth more to Ankara than confrontation. Investment. Mediation. Religious authority. Doors quietly closed. Soft power in its least glamorous form, and its most effective. I think we should be grateful for that. We rarely are. Turkey is now moving toward the Arab world, not away from it. On 7 August, in Mecca, Erdoğan, Mohammed bin Salman and Shehbaz Sharif signed a joint defence agreement: an attack on one is an attack on all three. It did not come from nowhere. Ankara joined a Riyadh-led maritime coalition in late July, one of fourteen founding members. The 2023 drone contract was Turkey's largest defence export deal at the time. This is the Middle East Western analysts spent fifteen years asking for. Two days before the signing, Steven A. Cook published a column in Foreign Policy arguing that strategic blunders have plagued Saudi Arabia's approach to the region. The verdict arrived before the ink was dry. Read it closely and it collapses. Cook says Riyadh has no strategy. Then he lists it: protect the economic transformation, avoid a wider war, lower tensions with Iran, stop armed factions from imposing facts by force, tie normalisation with Israel to a Palestinian state. That is not the absence of a strategy. That is a hierarchy of priorities. His real objection is that it is not his strategy- one that would have Saudi Arabia tolerate the STC, hold the UAE partnership regardless of conflicting aims, welcome an Israeli foothold in Somaliland, and stand as the front line against Iran. He says the Sanaa runway strike was unnecessary. In the same breath he concedes Mahan Air is tied to the IRGC, and that the Houthi delegation may have carried more than pistachios and carpets. He accepts the violation, then faults the attempt to stop it. He also assigns the strike to Riyadh. Saudi Arabia never claimed it. Yemen's internationally recognised government announced it. Then the pattern. Restraint is weakness. Action is recklessness. De-escalation is buying calm. Interdiction is provocation. Cook recommends retreat, then cites the retreat as proof there is no strategy. And he blames Riyadh for the Houthi escalation - as if the Houthis had not been firing at Saudi cities for years, as if Iran's proxy project began this July. A possible Saudi miscalculation does not absolve Iran and the Houthis of their own violence! Underneath all of it sits the oldest false narrative in the file: that Saudi Arabia is weak. Remember Yemen. The Kingdom had the capability and the intent to end the Houthi project militarily. What constrained it was Western political pressure in the name of human rights - war powers votes, suspended munitions, withdrawn targeting support. Riyadh was told to stop. It stopped. Then it absorbed years of missiles and drones on its airports, its cities and its oil infrastructure while holding a truce it was never legally obliged to hold! You can argue the restrictions were right. You cannot impose them, watch the adversary rearm through the corridor you protected, and then call the result a Saudi failure. Restraint imposed by allies is not incapacity. Saudi Arabia is not the architect of this crisis. It is the state repeatedly asked to carry the cost of other people's strategies - and it is now building, with Ankara and Islamabad, an architecture that reduces its need to. The criticism came before the agreement was a week old. That says less about Saudi strategy than about how hard it is for some analysts to read an order they no longer write.

Not long ago, Turkey was running a neo-Ottoman project across the Arab world. The Muslim Brotherhood was the tool. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, the Gulf media wars. Western analysts called it one of the defining threats to the regional order. They were right! That era is over! It did not end through Western pressure. It ended because Saudi Arabia spent a decade building the economic, religious and diplomatic weight that made accommodation with Riyadh worth more to Ankara than confrontation. Investment. Mediation. Religious authority. Doors quietly closed. Soft power in its least glamorous form, and its most effective. I think we should be grateful for that. We rarely are. Turkey is now moving toward the Arab world, not away from it. On 7 August, in Mecca, Erdoğan, Mohammed bin Salman and Shehbaz Sharif signed a joint defence agreement: an attack on one is an attack on all three. It did not come from nowhere. Ankara joined a Riyadh-led maritime coalition in late July, one of fourteen founding members. The 2023 drone contract was Turkey's largest defence export deal at the time. This is the Middle East Western analysts spent fifteen years asking for. Two days before the signing, Steven A. Cook published a column in Foreign Policy arguing that strategic blunders have plagued Saudi Arabia's approach to the region. The verdict arrived before the ink was dry. Read it closely and it collapses. Cook says Riyadh has no strategy. Then he lists it: protect the economic transformation, avoid a wider war, lower tensions with Iran, stop armed factions from imposing facts by force, tie normalisation with Israel to a Palestinian state. That is not the absence of a strategy. That is a hierarchy of priorities. His real objection is that it is not his strategy- one that would have Saudi Arabia tolerate the STC, hold the UAE partnership regardless of conflicting aims, welcome an Israeli foothold in Somaliland, and stand as the front line against Iran. He says the Sanaa runway strike was unnecessary. In the same breath he concedes Mahan Air is tied to the IRGC, and that the Houthi delegation may have carried more than pistachios and carpets. He accepts the violation, then faults the attempt to stop it. He also assigns the strike to Riyadh. Saudi Arabia never claimed it. Yemen's internationally recognised government announced it. Then the pattern. Restraint is weakness. Action is recklessness. De-escalation is buying calm. Interdiction is provocation. Cook recommends retreat, then cites the retreat as proof there is no strategy. And he blames Riyadh for the Houthi escalation - as if the Houthis had not been firing at Saudi cities for years, as if Iran's proxy project began this July. A possible Saudi miscalculation does not absolve Iran and the Houthis of their own violence! Underneath all of it sits the oldest false narrative in the file: that Saudi Arabia is weak. Remember Yemen. The Kingdom had the capability and the intent to end the Houthi project militarily. What constrained it was Western political pressure in the name of human rights - war powers votes, suspended munitions, withdrawn targeting support. Riyadh was told to stop. It stopped. Then it absorbed years of missiles and drones on its airports, its cities and its oil infrastructure while holding a truce it was never legally obliged to hold! You can argue the restrictions were right. You cannot impose them, watch the adversary rearm through the corridor you protected, and then call the result a Saudi failure. Restraint imposed by allies is not incapacity. Saudi Arabia is not the architect of this crisis. It is the state repeatedly asked to carry the cost of other people's strategies - and it is now building, with Ankara and Islamabad, an architecture that reduces its need to. The criticism came before the agreement was a week old. That says less about Saudi strategy than about how hard it is for some analysts to read an order they no longer write.

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This is a video of the Norwegian special forces, called the Telemark Battalion, before they slaughtered more Taliban in a couple of months than the USA did in 20 years. They are chanting “To Valhalla,” a Norwegian viking battle cry. In the video below, Sunni Muslims chant “God is great” - their battle cry. I have no problem with it...

This is a video of the Norwegian special forces, called the Telemark Battalion, before they slaughtered more Taliban in a couple of months than the USA did in 20 years. They are chanting “To Valhalla,” a Norwegian viking battle cry. In the video below, Sunni Muslims chant “God is great” - their battle cry. I have no problem with it...

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Meanwhile in al-Hasakah today 🥰

Meanwhile in al-Hasakah today 🥰

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Kobani was in many ways the heart of the PKK's self-administration in Syria- the city where close relatives of Mazloum Abdi ruled. As a consequence, people became far more indoctrinated and radicalized by PKK propaganda than in other cities like Raqqa. When Syrian security forces and traffic police entered the city today, they weren't greeted by smiling children, but by children throwing stones. Forgive them: these children have never attended a normal school. The schools they went to were basically indoctrination centers, and their parents are likely completely brainwashed as well. Deradicalizing the youth in formerly PKK-controlled areas will be just as hard as deradicalizing youth who grew up in a jihadi environment. A huge challenge for Syria.

Kobani was in many ways the heart of the PKK's self-administration in Syria- the city where close relatives of Mazloum Abdi ruled. As a consequence, people became far more indoctrinated and radicalized by PKK propaganda than in other cities like Raqqa. When Syrian security forces and traffic police entered the city today, they weren't greeted by smiling children, but by children throwing stones. Forgive them: these children have never attended a normal school. The schools they went to were basically indoctrination centers, and their parents are likely completely brainwashed as well. Deradicalizing the youth in formerly PKK-controlled areas will be just as hard as deradicalizing youth who grew up in a jihadi environment. A huge challenge for Syria.

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There is no royal family in Europe more down-to-earth than Norway's. I feel it in my bones every time I think of them. I was ten years old when our beloved King Olav V passed away. Like every other child in Oslo, I was allowed to stand before his casket and whisper a final goodbye. I still remember the hush, the candles, the sense that we had all lost someone who truly belonged to us. Because that's what he was - not a distant monarch, but our king. I don't know of another country in Europe where the royal family is so loved, so close to the hearts of ordinary people, as in Norway. And tonight, that closeness shines again. King Harald - together with Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus - is welcoming Team Norge to the Royal Palace. Our athletes, our pride, our flag-bearers, celebrated by the very family that has stood beside this nation through every joy and every sorrow. This is Norway. This is who we are. 🇳🇴

There is no royal family in Europe more down-to-earth than Norway's. I feel it in my bones every time I think of them. I was ten years old when our beloved King Olav V passed away. Like every other child in Oslo, I was allowed to stand before his casket and whisper a final goodbye. I still remember the hush, the candles, the sense that we had all lost someone who truly belonged to us. Because that's what he was - not a distant monarch, but our king. I don't know of another country in Europe where the royal family is so loved, so close to the hearts of ordinary people, as in Norway. And tonight, that closeness shines again. King Harald - together with Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus - is welcoming Team Norge to the Royal Palace. Our athletes, our pride, our flag-bearers, celebrated by the very family that has stood beside this nation through every joy and every sorrow. This is Norway. This is who we are. 🇳🇴

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Jordan confirmed it this morning: last night's operation was carried out in full coordination with Syria. That's not a small detail - it reframes everything! For nine months, since Israel-backed Hikmat al-Hijri and his National Guard militias took hold of Suwayda, Jordan has watched drug smuggling across its border surge by 320%! It has watched guided balloons launched from militia-controlled territory drift toward its communities. It has watched and waited. Last night it stopped waiting. The strikes hit Shahba - core Druze National Guard territory - and the southeastern rural areas that have become regular launch sites.

Jordan confirmed it this morning: last night's operation was carried out in full coordination with Syria. That's not a small detail - it reframes everything! For nine months, since Israel-backed Hikmat al-Hijri and his National Guard militias took hold of Suwayda, Jordan has watched drug smuggling across its border surge by 320%! It has watched guided balloons launched from militia-controlled territory drift toward its communities. It has watched and waited. Last night it stopped waiting. The strikes hit Shahba - core Druze National Guard territory - and the southeastern rural areas that have become regular launch sites.

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And of course the fucking PKK had to shit all over everything again. People waited years to finally come home - years of exile, loss, and hoping - and what do these PKK cadres do the second they get the chance? They desecrate the Syrian flag, hoist their own PKK rags, and turn the place into chaos and disorder. The PKK project in Syria is dead. Assad is gone. Deal with it!

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And of course the fucking PKK had to shit all over everything again. People waited years to finally come home - years of exile, loss, and hoping - and what do these PKK cadres do the second they get the chance? They desecrate the Syrian flag, hoist their own PKK rags, and turn the place into chaos and disorder. The PKK project in Syria is dead. Assad is gone. Deal with it!

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The SDF says it has repelled attacks by Turkey and allied militias around Manbij, killing and injuring dozens of fighters and destroying a BMB armored vehicle. But this raises key questions: Why is the SDF operating in areas where Arabs are the majority? Can the SDF take steps to reconcile with the HTS-led administration? Most importantly, how many more Kurdish children, like those in the video, must die before the PKK focuses on the future of Kurds and Kurdistan instead of its loyalty to Öcalan and its failed strategy?

The SDF says it has repelled attacks by Turkey and allied militias around Manbij, killing and injuring dozens of fighters and destroying a BMB armored vehicle. But this raises key questions: Why is the SDF operating in areas where Arabs are the majority? Can the SDF take steps to reconcile with the HTS-led administration? Most importantly, how many more Kurdish children, like those in the video, must die before the PKK focuses on the future of Kurds and Kurdistan instead of its loyalty to Öcalan and its failed strategy?

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Hussain, with all respect: I’m 0/8 Syrian and 1/4 Jewish, so I carry enough Levantine "ancestry" to know the difference between history and mythology. And the claim that “there is no such thing as Syria or the Syrian people” is pure mythology. It disintegrates the moment you put it next to actual history, archaeology, or international law. Syria is not a collection of random tribes stitched together by Europeans. It is one of the oldest continuously recognized territorial identities in the world. Long before Lebanon, Iraq, or even the modern concept of the Middle East existed, this land was Aram. Then it was Syria under the Seleucids, then Provincia Syria under Rome, then Bilad al-Sham under Islamic rule. Damascus and Aleppo have been functioning administrative, commercial, and cultural capitals for well over two millennia. If that does not constitute a nation, then nothing does - and no modern state in the region would qualify. The idea that Syrians are a “hodgepodge” is equally ahistorical. For centuries, the people of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Daraa, Sweida, Idlib and the desert steppe lived within the same linguistic continuum, the same urban culture, the same trade routes, the same social codes and food traditions, and the same broader identity known as “Shami.” That identity predates the French and British mapmakers who carved out Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan less than a hundred years ago. If anything, those states are the artificial ones. Syria is the civilizational original! The claim that Syria has always been chaotic is also historically wrong. This region produced some of the most stable and sophisticated political systems in the Middle East - from the Umayyad Caliphate based in Damascus, to the Ayyubids, the Mamluks, and the Ottomans. Aleppo and Damascus were regional powerhouses for centuries. Yes, tribes existed and sometimes clashed. So did kingdoms in Europe. But no serious historian would describe European history as “restless tribes beating each other,” and Syria deserves the same honesty. Calling Syria a “failed state” isn’t a legal argument. It’s a slogan. Under international law, Syria remains a sovereign state with a permanent population, internationally recognized borders, a functioning government, and uninterrupted UN membership. Civil war does not erase statehood. If it did, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan would have vanished long ago. They didn’t - and Syria didn’t either. And the idea that Israel is simply “policing what Syrians fail to police” is not analysis; it’s spin. Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes inside a sovereign UN member state without mandate or consent. It has bombed civilian airports, occupied the Golan Heights since 1967, and armed factions inside Syria whenever it aligned with its own strategic calculus! You can support or oppose Israeli policy, but you can’t realistically call this “policing.” If Iran bombed Ben Gurion Airport and claimed it was “policing” Israeli failures, the world would laugh! Recognizing Syrian statehood does not excuse Syria’s internal disasters. But acknowledging foreign intervention isn’t “deflection” - it’s basic geopolitical literacy. Two truths can exist at once, and neither erases the other. The bottom line is simple: Syria exists historically, Syria exists legally, and Syrians exist as a people. Pretending otherwise isn’t political analysis. It’s colonial fantasy dressed up as commentary - and it evaporates the second it meets reality!

Hussain, with all respect: I’m 0/8 Syrian and 1/4 Jewish, so I carry enough Levantine "ancestry" to know the difference between history and mythology. And the claim that “there is no such thing as Syria or the Syrian people” is pure mythology. It disintegrates the moment you put it next to actual history, archaeology, or international law. Syria is not a collection of random tribes stitched together by Europeans. It is one of the oldest continuously recognized territorial identities in the world. Long before Lebanon, Iraq, or even the modern concept of the Middle East existed, this land was Aram. Then it was Syria under the Seleucids, then Provincia Syria under Rome, then Bilad al-Sham under Islamic rule. Damascus and Aleppo have been functioning administrative, commercial, and cultural capitals for well over two millennia. If that does not constitute a nation, then nothing does - and no modern state in the region would qualify. The idea that Syrians are a “hodgepodge” is equally ahistorical. For centuries, the people of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Daraa, Sweida, Idlib and the desert steppe lived within the same linguistic continuum, the same urban culture, the same trade routes, the same social codes and food traditions, and the same broader identity known as “Shami.” That identity predates the French and British mapmakers who carved out Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan less than a hundred years ago. If anything, those states are the artificial ones. Syria is the civilizational original! The claim that Syria has always been chaotic is also historically wrong. This region produced some of the most stable and sophisticated political systems in the Middle East - from the Umayyad Caliphate based in Damascus, to the Ayyubids, the Mamluks, and the Ottomans. Aleppo and Damascus were regional powerhouses for centuries. Yes, tribes existed and sometimes clashed. So did kingdoms in Europe. But no serious historian would describe European history as “restless tribes beating each other,” and Syria deserves the same honesty. Calling Syria a “failed state” isn’t a legal argument. It’s a slogan. Under international law, Syria remains a sovereign state with a permanent population, internationally recognized borders, a functioning government, and uninterrupted UN membership. Civil war does not erase statehood. If it did, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan would have vanished long ago. They didn’t - and Syria didn’t either. And the idea that Israel is simply “policing what Syrians fail to police” is not analysis; it’s spin. Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes inside a sovereign UN member state without mandate or consent. It has bombed civilian airports, occupied the Golan Heights since 1967, and armed factions inside Syria whenever it aligned with its own strategic calculus! You can support or oppose Israeli policy, but you can’t realistically call this “policing.” If Iran bombed Ben Gurion Airport and claimed it was “policing” Israeli failures, the world would laugh! Recognizing Syrian statehood does not excuse Syria’s internal disasters. But acknowledging foreign intervention isn’t “deflection” - it’s basic geopolitical literacy. Two truths can exist at once, and neither erases the other. The bottom line is simple: Syria exists historically, Syria exists legally, and Syrians exist as a people. Pretending otherwise isn’t political analysis. It’s colonial fantasy dressed up as commentary - and it evaporates the second it meets reality!

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'Destina Kobane', a SDF intelligence officer, is reported to have ordered the torture killing of Alaa, later threatened the victim’s family, and had the mourning tent burned. She allegedly leads an SDF intelligence unit linked to Qandil that tracks and detains critics of the PKK.

'Destina Kobane', a SDF intelligence officer, is reported to have ordered the torture killing of Alaa, later threatened the victim’s family, and had the mourning tent burned. She allegedly leads an SDF intelligence unit linked to Qandil that tracks and detains critics of the PKK.

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The joy of being liberated from the PKK 🥰

The joy of being liberated from the PKK 🥰

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I just saw the video from Umayyad Square - more than a million Syrians celebrating with my song. I will never be able to recreate something like that again. I’m humbled… truly. Thank you, Syria💚🙏🏻 It shows one thing clearly: the average Syrian is as hopeful for the future as I am. My heart is full tonight.

I just saw the video from Umayyad Square - more than a million Syrians celebrating with my song. I will never be able to recreate something like that again. I’m humbled… truly. Thank you, Syria💚🙏🏻 It shows one thing clearly: the average Syrian is as hopeful for the future as I am. My heart is full tonight.

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No secret that I'm a devoted supporter of Saudi Vision 2030. But what moves me most isn't the megaprojects or the economic numbers - it's that the vision carries a genuine desire for stability, progress and prosperity for the entire region. Not just Saudi Arabia. The whole region! It's been a couple of years since I visited the Kingdom. I think about it often. The warmth of the people, the pride in where they're going - it stays with you. Saudi Arabia has a special place in my heart. Always will.

No secret that I'm a devoted supporter of Saudi Vision 2030. But what moves me most isn't the megaprojects or the economic numbers - it's that the vision carries a genuine desire for stability, progress and prosperity for the entire region. Not just Saudi Arabia. The whole region! It's been a couple of years since I visited the Kingdom. I think about it often. The warmth of the people, the pride in where they're going - it stays with you. Saudi Arabia has a special place in my heart. Always will.

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Seeing a Syrian street vibing to my music… nothing compares. 😎🥳💚 And just wait for my New Year release - my first track focused on Syria’s future, not only the past. A new vibe for a new era. It’s going to hit different. 🇸🇾🔥

Seeing a Syrian street vibing to my music… nothing compares. 😎🥳💚 And just wait for my New Year release - my first track focused on Syria’s future, not only the past. A new vibe for a new era. It’s going to hit different. 🇸🇾🔥

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Good morning 🌄

Good morning 🌄

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Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen says Israel will match any Turkish military move in #Syria, base for base. "We have to make sure Turkey does not establish itself militarily in Syria. If Turkey wants to establish military bases in Syria, then we will establish bases there as well." The Netanyahu administration obviously sees Syria as its playground, failing or refusing to read the very strong signals from the EU, NATO, and Washington! If Israel wanted to, and if they became able to respect Syria's sovereignty, they could at any moment sign a security agreement with Damascus. Whenever they want, they could use diplomatic methods to discuss security cooperation that includes Israeli military bases on Syrian land. They could try acting like a normal, civilized nation instead of savages. This kind of rhetoric only benefits Iran- the very adversary Netanyahu claims to be against!

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen says Israel will match any Turkish military move in #Syria, base for base. "We have to make sure Turkey does not establish itself militarily in Syria. If Turkey wants to establish military bases in Syria, then we will establish bases there as well." The Netanyahu administration obviously sees Syria as its playground, failing or refusing to read the very strong signals from the EU, NATO, and Washington! If Israel wanted to, and if they became able to respect Syria's sovereignty, they could at any moment sign a security agreement with Damascus. Whenever they want, they could use diplomatic methods to discuss security cooperation that includes Israeli military bases on Syrian land. They could try acting like a normal, civilized nation instead of savages. This kind of rhetoric only benefits Iran- the very adversary Netanyahu claims to be against!

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If Netanyahu truly wanted Assad gone, why didn’t Israel back the opposition like Ukraine did- providing military training, deploying special forces, even supplying drones? Because Assad’s survival served Tel Aviv better than a free Syria! ✅ Israel’s war on Iran’s axis only weakened Assad, never removed him!

If Netanyahu truly wanted Assad gone, why didn’t Israel back the opposition like Ukraine did- providing military training, deploying special forces, even supplying drones? Because Assad’s survival served Tel Aviv better than a free Syria! ✅ Israel’s war on Iran’s axis only weakened Assad, never removed him!

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In this video, President Ahmed al-Sharaa reveals the defining moment of courage that changed Syria’s destiny. As his forces launched the final offensive against the collapsing Assad regime, Russia delivered a blunt ultimatum: “Stop at this point. Take what you have already seized and leave the rest. Otherwise, Russia will militarily escalate against the forces of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.” At that critical crossroads, President al-Sharaa read the situation with crystal clarity. He saw the Assad regime was on the brink of total collapse. He refused to back down. Ignoring Russia’s threats, he ordered his forces to push forward relentlessly - and ultimately liberated Syria. His strategic calculation proved absolutely correct. Instead of escalating militarily as they had vowed, Russian President Vladimir Putin was forced to accept the new Syrian reality. In a stunning reversal, Putin hosted President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Kremlin not once, but twice. True leadership. Bold vision. Historic victory.

In this video, President Ahmed al-Sharaa reveals the defining moment of courage that changed Syria’s destiny. As his forces launched the final offensive against the collapsing Assad regime, Russia delivered a blunt ultimatum: “Stop at this point. Take what you have already seized and leave the rest. Otherwise, Russia will militarily escalate against the forces of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.” At that critical crossroads, President al-Sharaa read the situation with crystal clarity. He saw the Assad regime was on the brink of total collapse. He refused to back down. Ignoring Russia’s threats, he ordered his forces to push forward relentlessly - and ultimately liberated Syria. His strategic calculation proved absolutely correct. Instead of escalating militarily as they had vowed, Russian President Vladimir Putin was forced to accept the new Syrian reality. In a stunning reversal, Putin hosted President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Kremlin not once, but twice. True leadership. Bold vision. Historic victory.

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Today, Syrian forces built embankments and blocked roads at checkpoints around the SDF/YPG-held neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya in Aleppo. In my view, cutting off all roads to PKK areas would be a smart way to increase pressure on the SDF.

Today, Syrian forces built embankments and blocked roads at checkpoints around the SDF/YPG-held neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya in Aleppo. In my view, cutting off all roads to PKK areas would be a smart way to increase pressure on the SDF.

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#Iran may skip the Pakistan negotiations entirely. Honestly? Not surprising. Iran thinks in decades! The West thinks in election cycles - four years max. That asymmetry alone makes Iran one of the most difficult negotiating partners on earth, and Washington keeps walking into it! We already saw it play out from January to March: Iran wasn't looking for an exit. They were running the clock. No military match for the US - and they knew it - yet they chose to prolong the war anyway. That's not irrationality. That's a completely different strategic horizon. #Trump's playbook hasn't worked. The threats, the blockade, the flip-flopping on Truth Social - none of it moves a regime that measures time in generations! So here's a genuine suggestion: bring in someone who actually understands Iran! Not another DC insider. His Excellency Adel al-Jubeir - #SaudiArabia's former Foreign Minister and long-serving ambassador - is arguably the world's most sophisticated non-Iranian analyst of Tehran's strategy, its military doctrine, and its regional terror networks. He's been watching this for decades. Washington needs to stop improvising!

#Iran may skip the Pakistan negotiations entirely. Honestly? Not surprising. Iran thinks in decades! The West thinks in election cycles - four years max. That asymmetry alone makes Iran one of the most difficult negotiating partners on earth, and Washington keeps walking into it! We already saw it play out from January to March: Iran wasn't looking for an exit. They were running the clock. No military match for the US - and they knew it - yet they chose to prolong the war anyway. That's not irrationality. That's a completely different strategic horizon. #Trump's playbook hasn't worked. The threats, the blockade, the flip-flopping on Truth Social - none of it moves a regime that measures time in generations! So here's a genuine suggestion: bring in someone who actually understands Iran! Not another DC insider. His Excellency Adel al-Jubeir - #SaudiArabia's former Foreign Minister and long-serving ambassador - is arguably the world's most sophisticated non-Iranian analyst of Tehran's strategy, its military doctrine, and its regional terror networks. He's been watching this for decades. Washington needs to stop improvising!

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Good morning 🌄 - awesome coffeemaker 🤩

Good morning 🌄 - awesome coffeemaker 🤩

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"Ahmed al-Sharaa or al-Julani، regrdless of the name he uses، remains a despicable Islamist terrorist." My Take'- is a favorite onrepeat:

"Ahmed al-Sharaa or al-Julani، regrdless of the name he uses، remains a despicable Islamist terrorist." My Take'- is a favorite onrepeat:

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After my song about Al-Sharaa went viral, many asked if I could make one inspired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I’ve spent the past week trying - and it wasn’t easy. I wanted to show respect, because true Saudi folklore is unique, deep, and not something you casually copy. So this isn’t traditional Saudi music - but it is inspired by its spirit, pride, and history. Here it is: “From the Sands to the Stars – The Saudi Story.” 🇸🇦✨

After my song about Al-Sharaa went viral, many asked if I could make one inspired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I’ve spent the past week trying - and it wasn’t easy. I wanted to show respect, because true Saudi folklore is unique, deep, and not something you casually copy. So this isn’t traditional Saudi music - but it is inspired by its spirit, pride, and history. Here it is: “From the Sands to the Stars – The Saudi Story.” 🇸🇦✨

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

681,205 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan just signed a mutual defense pact in Mecca. They didn't name a target. They didn't have to. Within hours, Iran did it for them. Officials and clerics mocked the agreement, then promised "the roar of our missiles" would reach every signatory. That's not the reaction of a country with nothing to hide. That's a regime recognizing itself in the room! The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement is simple: an attack on one is an attack on all. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Erdogan and Sharif. Three of the region's most capable militaries - one of them nuclear - now stand behind each other. A Turkish official called it "purely defensive." No specific target. Open to other regional states. That's the language of deterrence, not aggression. Iran didn't need an invitation to reveal itself. It did that on its own - with missile threats, minutes after the ink dried. Riyadh built a shield. Tehran just explained why it's necessary.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan just signed a mutual defense pact in Mecca. They didn't name a target. They didn't have to. Within hours, Iran did it for them. Officials and clerics mocked the agreement, then promised "the roar of our missiles" would reach every signatory. That's not the reaction of a country with nothing to hide. That's a regime recognizing itself in the room! The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement is simple: an attack on one is an attack on all. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Erdogan and Sharif. Three of the region's most capable militaries - one of them nuclear - now stand behind each other. A Turkish official called it "purely defensive." No specific target. Open to other regional states. That's the language of deterrence, not aggression. Iran didn't need an invitation to reveal itself. It did that on its own - with missile threats, minutes after the ink dried. Riyadh built a shield. Tehran just explained why it's necessary.

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

75,513 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Time for some positive energy! Who delivers more momentum, ambition, and real forward motion than the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman? Vision backed by reform. Reform backed by execution! The future doesn’t wait. My latest: 2030 (State Builder) #MBS #KSA

Time for some positive energy! Who delivers more momentum, ambition, and real forward motion than the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman? Vision backed by reform. Reform backed by execution! The future doesn’t wait. My latest: 2030 (State Builder) #MBS #KSA

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

280,423 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

Mazloum, it’s time to choose Syria over Qandil. You’ve already sacrificed more than enough Kurdish youth - over 12,000 lives lost for a PKK project that never belonged to Syria! Entire generations gone. And for what? Syria has bled for 14 years. It deserves a future, not another war dictated from the mountains. History will not remember statements - only actions. Be loyal to Syria. Stop taking commands from Qandil. Let Syrians decide Syria’s future! Qandil has no right to destroy a country in the name of the Kurds. Happy New year- never forget what happened to Syria while PKKs self administration was protected by Assad, Russia and the USA!

Mazloum, it’s time to choose Syria over Qandil. You’ve already sacrificed more than enough Kurdish youth - over 12,000 lives lost for a PKK project that never belonged to Syria! Entire generations gone. And for what? Syria has bled for 14 years. It deserves a future, not another war dictated from the mountains. History will not remember statements - only actions. Be loyal to Syria. Stop taking commands from Qandil. Let Syrians decide Syria’s future! Qandil has no right to destroy a country in the name of the Kurds. Happy New year- never forget what happened to Syria while PKKs self administration was protected by Assad, Russia and the USA!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

210,519 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

No, Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 shouldn’t be arrested in the UAE! Let’s be clear. Robinson is critical of Islamism and jihadist terrorism - not Muslims as people. Anyone who actually checks his X feed can find multiple examples where he has defended Muslims and pushed back against anti-Muslim extremism. His concerns about radical Islam in Europe are also far from controversial in the UAE. In fact, senior Emirati leaders - including Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan - take a much harder line against political Islam and groups like the Muslim Brotherhood than Robinson ever has! So let’s lower the temperature. Robinson being in the UAE isn’t a crime or a provocation. And emotional reactions - like the outburst from boxer Ty Mitchell - don’t change the facts. The UAE clearly separates Muslims from Islamist extremism! That distinction matters - and more people should learn it!

No, Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 shouldn’t be arrested in the UAE! Let’s be clear. Robinson is critical of Islamism and jihadist terrorism - not Muslims as people. Anyone who actually checks his X feed can find multiple examples where he has defended Muslims and pushed back against anti-Muslim extremism. His concerns about radical Islam in Europe are also far from controversial in the UAE. In fact, senior Emirati leaders - including Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan - take a much harder line against political Islam and groups like the Muslim Brotherhood than Robinson ever has! So let’s lower the temperature. Robinson being in the UAE isn’t a crime or a provocation. And emotional reactions - like the outburst from boxer Ty Mitchell - don’t change the facts. The UAE clearly separates Muslims from Islamist extremism! That distinction matters - and more people should learn it!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

215,033 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

Norway lost the quarter-final. Last night over 100,000 filled Oslo anyway. No bitterness toward England. No blame. Just a nation standing together, proud of what its team became. Real patriotism doesn't split a country. It gathers one.

Norway lost the quarter-final. Last night over 100,000 filled Oslo anyway. No bitterness toward England. No blame. Just a nation standing together, proud of what its team became. Real patriotism doesn't split a country. It gathers one.

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

49,720 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

There is no royal family in Europe more down-to-earth than Norway's. I feel it in my bones every time I think of them. I was ten years old when our beloved King Olav V passed away. Like every other child in Oslo, I was allowed to stand before his casket and whisper a final goodbye. I still remember the hush, the candles, the sense that we had all lost someone who truly belonged to us. Because that's what he was - not a distant monarch, but our king. I don't know of another country in Europe where the royal family is so loved, so close to the hearts of ordinary people, as in Norway. And tonight, that closeness shines again. King Harald - together with Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus - is welcoming Team Norge to the Royal Palace. Our athletes, our pride, our flag-bearers, celebrated by the very family that has stood beside this nation through every joy and every sorrow. This is Norway. This is who we are. 🇳🇴

There is no royal family in Europe more down-to-earth than Norway's. I feel it in my bones every time I think of them. I was ten years old when our beloved King Olav V passed away. Like every other child in Oslo, I was allowed to stand before his casket and whisper a final goodbye. I still remember the hush, the candles, the sense that we had all lost someone who truly belonged to us. Because that's what he was - not a distant monarch, but our king. I don't know of another country in Europe where the royal family is so loved, so close to the hearts of ordinary people, as in Norway. And tonight, that closeness shines again. King Harald - together with Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus - is welcoming Team Norge to the Royal Palace. Our athletes, our pride, our flag-bearers, celebrated by the very family that has stood beside this nation through every joy and every sorrow. This is Norway. This is who we are. 🇳🇴

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

41,508 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

I’ve always drawn a clear line between the PKK and the Kurdish people. Equating all Kurds with one of the most brutal terrorist movements on the planet is Kurdophobic! That position has become harder to defend now that Kurdish leaders like Talabani and Barzani openly support and empower the PKK. Yesterday, millions of Kurds across Europe demonstrated in support of the PKK in Syria- effectively telling the world: “We are all PKK.” That raises uncomfortable questions. If the PKK is so beloved, why did they come to Europe? The PKK has controlled Syrian Kurdish areas since 2011, and there has been no large-scale fighting there since 2015. For over a decade, supporters had the option to live under the movement they now glorify. So to every Syrian Kurd who joined these protests in Europe: what exactly did you flee? Not Assad. Not the PKK. The reality is this: there are now more PKK supporters living in Western societies than in Kurdish areas in the Middle East- and that will create serious, long-term consequences for Europe!

I’ve always drawn a clear line between the PKK and the Kurdish people. Equating all Kurds with one of the most brutal terrorist movements on the planet is Kurdophobic! That position has become harder to defend now that Kurdish leaders like Talabani and Barzani openly support and empower the PKK. Yesterday, millions of Kurds across Europe demonstrated in support of the PKK in Syria- effectively telling the world: “We are all PKK.” That raises uncomfortable questions. If the PKK is so beloved, why did they come to Europe? The PKK has controlled Syrian Kurdish areas since 2011, and there has been no large-scale fighting there since 2015. For over a decade, supporters had the option to live under the movement they now glorify. So to every Syrian Kurd who joined these protests in Europe: what exactly did you flee? Not Assad. Not the PKK. The reality is this: there are now more PKK supporters living in Western societies than in Kurdish areas in the Middle East- and that will create serious, long-term consequences for Europe!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

115,592 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

A video circulating from #Iraq is currently trending: More than 20 cars chasing a girl in a harassment incident in the Al-Mansour area of #Baghdad this morning. It’s sickening. These men see a woman without a hijab in a beautiful dress and instantly think “oh look, she wishes to have sex with me.” Behaving like a pack of street dogs. Completely inhuman!

A video circulating from #Iraq is currently trending: More than 20 cars chasing a girl in a harassment incident in the Al-Mansour area of #Baghdad this morning. It’s sickening. These men see a woman without a hijab in a beautiful dress and instantly think “oh look, she wishes to have sex with me.” Behaving like a pack of street dogs. Completely inhuman!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

19,967 görüntüleme • 29 gün önce

Syria's Christians marked The Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary - the Dormition of the Theotokos. These are the scenes. From Saydnaya to Maaloula, from the Valley of the Christians to the churches of Aleppo, Homs, Hasakah and Qamishli, the bells rang in a land where they have rung for almost two thousand years. These are not guests in Syria. They are among its oldest sons and daughters - and at Saydnaya, Muslim families have come to light candles beside them for generations. A blessed feast to all who celebrated. كل عام وأنتم بخير A Syria that keeps this feast is a Syria worth building.

Syria's Christians marked The Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary - the Dormition of the Theotokos. These are the scenes. From Saydnaya to Maaloula, from the Valley of the Christians to the churches of Aleppo, Homs, Hasakah and Qamishli, the bells rang in a land where they have rung for almost two thousand years. These are not guests in Syria. They are among its oldest sons and daughters - and at Saydnaya, Muslim families have come to light candles beside them for generations. A blessed feast to all who celebrated. كل عام وأنتم بخير A Syria that keeps this feast is a Syria worth building.

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

16,156 görüntüleme • 23 gün önce

And of course the fucking PKK had to shit all over everything again. People waited years to finally come home - years of exile, loss, and hoping - and what do these PKK cadres do the second they get the chance? They desecrate the Syrian flag, hoist their own PKK rags, and turn the place into chaos and disorder. The PKK project in Syria is dead. Assad is gone. Deal with it!

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And of course the fucking PKK had to shit all over everything again. People waited years to finally come home - years of exile, loss, and hoping - and what do these PKK cadres do the second they get the chance? They desecrate the Syrian flag, hoist their own PKK rags, and turn the place into chaos and disorder. The PKK project in Syria is dead. Assad is gone. Deal with it!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

18,775 görüntüleme • 28 gün önce

I fully agree with Slam Al-Dabbabeh - Arab-American Analyst regarding Pakistan (and Saudi Arabia) #KabulAirstrike #Pakistan

I fully agree with Slam Al-Dabbabeh - Arab-American Analyst regarding Pakistan (and Saudi Arabia) #KabulAirstrike #Pakistan

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

85,452 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

Open Letter: Time to Designate the PKK–SDF as a Terrorist Organization To the governments of the Arab League, the European Union, and the United States, My name is Michael Arizanti. I am writing to state, clearly and publicly, that the time for ambiguity has passed. The facts emerging from Aleppo- supported by field testimonies, video evidence, and admissions from platforms speaking on behalf of the PKK–SDF- demonstrate a consistent pattern of terrorism, war crimes, and systematic abuse of civilians. Continued political hedging only entrenches impunity. Admissions and Terrorist Modus Operandi Public statements from outlets aligned with the PKK–SDF acknowledge the conduct of suicide operations. These tactics are indistinguishable from those used by internationally designated terrorist organizations and echo recent atrocities: the church bombing in Damascus, the attempted church bombing in Aleppo on New Year’s, and the killing of a Syrian security officer who intervened to prevent that attack. On methods alone, the PKK–SDF belongs in the same category of terrorism as ISIS. Use of Human Shields and Militarization of Civilian Infrastructure In Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo, armed groups affiliated with the PKK–SDF transformed civilian facilities into military positions. As Syrian Army units advanced and cleared most combat locations, remaining elements entrenched themselves inside hospitals and medical centers- using patients, medical staff, and displaced civilians as human shields. Credible reporting indicates a command center operating from tunnels beneath a hospital. This is a textbook violation of international humanitarian law. Abuses Against Civilians- including Kurds Intelligence reporting and field testimonies describe grave abuses: 📍Dozens of families assaulted while attempting to flee combat zones. 📍Ten Kurdish young men reportedly killed for refusing forced recruitment to fight the Syrian state. 📍 Homes of families who had already fled allegedly set on fire. These acts amount to coercion, collective punishment, and intimidation- directed not only at Arab civilians but also at Kurds- exposing the militia-based logic governing PKK–SDF behavior. Targeting of Civilians with Precision Weapons On January 8, 2026, in al-Ashrafiyah, Aleppo, evidence indicates PKK–SDF elements used thermal-equipped sniper systems to target unarmed civilians as they attempted to flee. Precision targeting of non-combatants constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law, violates the principle of civilian protection, and raises serious concerns of deliberate narrative manipulation to shift blame onto Syrian government forces. Legal and Moral Imperatives International humanitarian law is unequivocal: civilians must be protected; hospitals and medical centers must never be militarized; persons not participating in hostilities must not be targeted. These are binding obligations and moral duties owed to every innocent life. My Demands 1. Immediate designation of the PKK–SDF as a terrorist organization by the Arab League, the European Union, and the United States. 2. An independent, transparent international investigation into PKK–SDF violations in Aleppo, including the use of human shields, hospital militarization, forced recruitment, arson, and sniper attacks on civilians. 3. Concrete accountability measures—sanctions, asset freezes, travel bans, and legal proceedings against responsible commanders and facilitators. 4. Unambiguous protection of civilians and strict enforcement of international humanitarian law, without political exceptions or selective standards. Failure to act now signals tolerance for terrorism under a different label. Acting decisively affirms the universality of international law and the equal value of all civilian lives- Arab and Kurdish alike. History will judge this moment. Michael Arizanti

Open Letter: Time to Designate the PKK–SDF as a Terrorist Organization To the governments of the Arab League, the European Union, and the United States, My name is Michael Arizanti. I am writing to state, clearly and publicly, that the time for ambiguity has passed. The facts emerging from Aleppo- supported by field testimonies, video evidence, and admissions from platforms speaking on behalf of the PKK–SDF- demonstrate a consistent pattern of terrorism, war crimes, and systematic abuse of civilians. Continued political hedging only entrenches impunity. Admissions and Terrorist Modus Operandi Public statements from outlets aligned with the PKK–SDF acknowledge the conduct of suicide operations. These tactics are indistinguishable from those used by internationally designated terrorist organizations and echo recent atrocities: the church bombing in Damascus, the attempted church bombing in Aleppo on New Year’s, and the killing of a Syrian security officer who intervened to prevent that attack. On methods alone, the PKK–SDF belongs in the same category of terrorism as ISIS. Use of Human Shields and Militarization of Civilian Infrastructure In Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo, armed groups affiliated with the PKK–SDF transformed civilian facilities into military positions. As Syrian Army units advanced and cleared most combat locations, remaining elements entrenched themselves inside hospitals and medical centers- using patients, medical staff, and displaced civilians as human shields. Credible reporting indicates a command center operating from tunnels beneath a hospital. This is a textbook violation of international humanitarian law. Abuses Against Civilians- including Kurds Intelligence reporting and field testimonies describe grave abuses: 📍Dozens of families assaulted while attempting to flee combat zones. 📍Ten Kurdish young men reportedly killed for refusing forced recruitment to fight the Syrian state. 📍 Homes of families who had already fled allegedly set on fire. These acts amount to coercion, collective punishment, and intimidation- directed not only at Arab civilians but also at Kurds- exposing the militia-based logic governing PKK–SDF behavior. Targeting of Civilians with Precision Weapons On January 8, 2026, in al-Ashrafiyah, Aleppo, evidence indicates PKK–SDF elements used thermal-equipped sniper systems to target unarmed civilians as they attempted to flee. Precision targeting of non-combatants constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law, violates the principle of civilian protection, and raises serious concerns of deliberate narrative manipulation to shift blame onto Syrian government forces. Legal and Moral Imperatives International humanitarian law is unequivocal: civilians must be protected; hospitals and medical centers must never be militarized; persons not participating in hostilities must not be targeted. These are binding obligations and moral duties owed to every innocent life. My Demands 1. Immediate designation of the PKK–SDF as a terrorist organization by the Arab League, the European Union, and the United States. 2. An independent, transparent international investigation into PKK–SDF violations in Aleppo, including the use of human shields, hospital militarization, forced recruitment, arson, and sniper attacks on civilians. 3. Concrete accountability measures—sanctions, asset freezes, travel bans, and legal proceedings against responsible commanders and facilitators. 4. Unambiguous protection of civilians and strict enforcement of international humanitarian law, without political exceptions or selective standards. Failure to act now signals tolerance for terrorism under a different label. Acting decisively affirms the universality of international law and the equal value of all civilian lives- Arab and Kurdish alike. History will judge this moment. Michael Arizanti

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

103,577 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

As I’ve said repeatedly: PKK/SDF have little real support inside #Syria. Most of their loudest backers are Kurds living safely abroad - Kurds who refuse to live under PKK rule themselves! This video from #Vienna says it all... ✅ Hypocrites!

As I’ve said repeatedly: PKK/SDF have little real support inside #Syria. Most of their loudest backers are Kurds living safely abroad - Kurds who refuse to live under PKK rule themselves! This video from #Vienna says it all... ✅ Hypocrites!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

99,592 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

Kurdish areas only. In these areas, PYD / SDF have generated around $25 billion from oil, cotton, and wheat - on top of over $60 billion in EU and U.S. aid. Revenues from Arab regions like Deir Ezzor are not included, not even aid from Arab nations. So where did the money go? Not to roads. Not to infrastructure. Not to healthcare or education. Not even to basic services like waste management - Kurdish towns resemble open dumps! Yes, some funds went into tunnels and fortifications. But tunnels cost millions, not tens of billions! Had these resources been used to serve people and rebuild communities, PKK could have built something even better than Erbil! Instead, they built control - not society. That’s the real scandal! And it needs to end! I filmed this footage in 2021. What you’re seeing was already bad - and the situation has only become worse since!

Kurdish areas only. In these areas, PYD / SDF have generated around $25 billion from oil, cotton, and wheat - on top of over $60 billion in EU and U.S. aid. Revenues from Arab regions like Deir Ezzor are not included, not even aid from Arab nations. So where did the money go? Not to roads. Not to infrastructure. Not to healthcare or education. Not even to basic services like waste management - Kurdish towns resemble open dumps! Yes, some funds went into tunnels and fortifications. But tunnels cost millions, not tens of billions! Had these resources been used to serve people and rebuild communities, PKK could have built something even better than Erbil! Instead, they built control - not society. That’s the real scandal! And it needs to end! I filmed this footage in 2021. What you’re seeing was already bad - and the situation has only become worse since!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

82,657 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

“From the Sands to the Stars (The Saudi Story)” is now live on #Spotify - and yes, I’ve also added alternative cuts, including this one: the Hijaz-style edit. If you loved the original, you’ll feel this version in your bones. 🙏🏻💚🇸🇦 #SaudiArabia

“From the Sands to the Stars (The Saudi Story)” is now live on #Spotify - and yes, I’ve also added alternative cuts, including this one: the Hijaz-style edit. If you loved the original, you’ll feel this version in your bones. 🙏🏻💚🇸🇦 #SaudiArabia

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

87,237 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

When I was in northeast Syria, our driver used to joke: “If the SDF digs one more tunnel from Amuda to Semalka, all of ‘Rojava’ will end up underground.” He said he was just waiting for the roads to collapse. Turns out it wasn’t a joke. It’s happening now!

When I was in northeast Syria, our driver used to joke: “If the SDF digs one more tunnel from Amuda to Semalka, all of ‘Rojava’ will end up underground.” He said he was just waiting for the roads to collapse. Turns out it wasn’t a joke. It’s happening now!

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢

64,652 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce