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Basha باشا

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Mazloum Abdi's European tour and the limits of European influence SDF commander Mazloum Abdi this past week visited several European countries, including Italy and France. In Paris, he held meetings with French officials to discuss developments in Syria and the continuing integration process between the SDF and Damascus. • The tour caused controversy in pro-government Syrian media. Some outlets cited Syrian diplomatic sources as saying that Abdi travelled without prior consultation with or approval from Damascus, describing the visit as a violation of the integration agreement. • The SDF has not been formally dissolved, and Abdi remains its commander during the transitional integration period. Damascus continues to deal with him in that capacity, with Syrian officials and government-linked media still referring to him as the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces. His foreign travel therefore does not clearly violate the agreement. The SDF and its civilian institutions continue to exist while their gradual incorporation into Syrian state structures proceeds, and Abdi retains a distinct political and military position throughout. • The visits carry symbolic importance, but France has no physical leverage in northern Syria. With US forces withdrawn, there is no allied military framework within which French engagement could be anchored. France cannot deploy forces, secure supply lines or meaningfully deter pressure from Damascus or Turkey. • France's domestic constraints compound its external weakness. Economic deterioration, internal political pressures and the migration debate make European governments more inclined to seek workable arrangements with Damascus than to confront it. • Turkey holds the strongest immediate external position by a considerable margin. Geographic proximity, deep intelligence penetration, established local networks, military reach and a demonstrated willingness to act give Ankara tools that no European state can match in northern Syria. • The remaining SDF pocket is geographically incoherent and demographically vulnerable. Most Kurdish-majority cities lie within a few kilometres of the Turkish border. Hasakah, the only city with some distance from Turkey, has considerable Arab depth. The area cannot be held against sustained indirect pressure. • Direct military action may not be required. Turkey and Damascus may be able to achieve their objectives through intelligence operations, recruitment of local informants and defectors, sabotage and selective drone strikes, eroding SDF cohesion below the threshold of overt provocation and hollowing out its organisational capacity through the integration process itself. Recent reporting of sleeper cells near Qamishli illustrates how exposed the SDF's position already is. • Israel's influence does not reach the north. Whatever leverage Tel Aviv holds over Damascus is concentrated in the south and tied to its campaign against Iranian entrenchment. In northern Syria, Israeli influence is wholly overshadowed by Turkey's. • European engagement may produce limited influence over specific details: representation arrangements, treatment of former SDF personnel, administrative appointments, cultural rights and the pace of institutional transfers. This is the realistic ceiling. • The SDF retains agency. Its internal cohesion, negotiating strategy, political manoeuvring and capacity to exploit divisions among its opponents will shape the pace and final form of integration. The prolonged process also leaves room for regional developments to alter the balance. Growing discussion of possible US pressure on Damascus to move against Hezbollah in Lebanon could place further strain on Ahmed al-Sharaa's still-consolidating government. A wider confrontation or internal crisis could distract Damascus, weaken its centralising momentum and allow the SDF to recover some negotiating leverage, preserving elements of de facto autonomy through locally concentrated security forces, administrative continuity and political representation. Whether that materialises will depend on disciplined leadership, internal cohesion and a more effective political strategy than Damascus can easily contain. • Any durable SDF role in Syria requires accommodation with Turkey. No amount of European diplomatic support can substitute for that. More:

Mazloum Abdi's European tour and the limits of European influence SDF commander Mazloum Abdi this past week visited several European countries, including Italy and France. In Paris, he held meetings with French officials to discuss developments in Syria and the continuing integration process between the SDF and Damascus. • The tour caused controversy in pro-government Syrian media. Some outlets cited Syrian diplomatic sources as saying that Abdi travelled without prior consultation with or approval from Damascus, describing the visit as a violation of the integration agreement. • The SDF has not been formally dissolved, and Abdi remains its commander during the transitional integration period. Damascus continues to deal with him in that capacity, with Syrian officials and government-linked media still referring to him as the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces. His foreign travel therefore does not clearly violate the agreement. The SDF and its civilian institutions continue to exist while their gradual incorporation into Syrian state structures proceeds, and Abdi retains a distinct political and military position throughout. • The visits carry symbolic importance, but France has no physical leverage in northern Syria. With US forces withdrawn, there is no allied military framework within which French engagement could be anchored. France cannot deploy forces, secure supply lines or meaningfully deter pressure from Damascus or Turkey. • France's domestic constraints compound its external weakness. Economic deterioration, internal political pressures and the migration debate make European governments more inclined to seek workable arrangements with Damascus than to confront it. • Turkey holds the strongest immediate external position by a considerable margin. Geographic proximity, deep intelligence penetration, established local networks, military reach and a demonstrated willingness to act give Ankara tools that no European state can match in northern Syria. • The remaining SDF pocket is geographically incoherent and demographically vulnerable. Most Kurdish-majority cities lie within a few kilometres of the Turkish border. Hasakah, the only city with some distance from Turkey, has considerable Arab depth. The area cannot be held against sustained indirect pressure. • Direct military action may not be required. Turkey and Damascus may be able to achieve their objectives through intelligence operations, recruitment of local informants and defectors, sabotage and selective drone strikes, eroding SDF cohesion below the threshold of overt provocation and hollowing out its organisational capacity through the integration process itself. Recent reporting of sleeper cells near Qamishli illustrates how exposed the SDF's position already is. • Israel's influence does not reach the north. Whatever leverage Tel Aviv holds over Damascus is concentrated in the south and tied to its campaign against Iranian entrenchment. In northern Syria, Israeli influence is wholly overshadowed by Turkey's. • European engagement may produce limited influence over specific details: representation arrangements, treatment of former SDF personnel, administrative appointments, cultural rights and the pace of institutional transfers. This is the realistic ceiling. • The SDF retains agency. Its internal cohesion, negotiating strategy, political manoeuvring and capacity to exploit divisions among its opponents will shape the pace and final form of integration. The prolonged process also leaves room for regional developments to alter the balance. Growing discussion of possible US pressure on Damascus to move against Hezbollah in Lebanon could place further strain on Ahmed al-Sharaa's still-consolidating government. A wider confrontation or internal crisis could distract Damascus, weaken its centralising momentum and allow the SDF to recover some negotiating leverage, preserving elements of de facto autonomy through locally concentrated security forces, administrative continuity and political representation. Whether that materialises will depend on disciplined leadership, internal cohesion and a more effective political strategy than Damascus can easily contain. • Any durable SDF role in Syria requires accommodation with Turkey. No amount of European diplomatic support can substitute for that. More:

The National Context

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Iran Successful in Stopping this Wave of U.S.-Israeli Attempts to Destabilize the Country Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that peaceful protests lasted three days, during which the government held direct talks with economic activists. However, armed terrorist groups soon infiltrated the demonstrations, hijacking their original peaceful nature. Evidence shows attacks on security forces were staged to inflate casualties, a demand from Trump, and most fatalities, including security personnel, were shot from behind. Armed attackers also killed the injured in ambulances, burned 53 mosques, and sabotaged public infrastructure. Araghchi presented diplomats with footage of attackers shooting and destroying government buildings, emphasizing that this was not a protest but a terrorist war on Iran. He confirmed U.S. and Israeli involvement, with Mossad and its affiliates linked to killings and riots. While the West publicly sympathizes with these armed groups, it remains silent on Israeli crimes in Gaza. Tehran’s million-strong march has already begun, drawing a large crowd, while rallies in dozens of other cities are also underway. The rallies are being held in support of the government and against what participants describe as U.S. and Israeli interference, including alleged backing of groups accused of spreading chaos and attempting to destabilize Iran. Funerals were held for police officers and civilians who were martyred in these foreign-backed terrorist operations. Despite the attacks, Iran successfully stopped the first wave of U.S.-Israeli efforts to destabilize the country. Security forces have full control over the situation, and internet services will be restored soon. Araghchi stressed that Iran is ready for serious, equitable negotiations, but will not accept imposed demands. The United States and Israel are expected to continue their interference, but Iran will not back down. The country remains fully prepared to confront any aggression, while also keeping the door open for dialogue. Today’s events are part of a broader continuation of U.S.-Israeli aggression, and Tehran asserts its readiness for both war and negotiation.

Iran Successful in Stopping this Wave of U.S.-Israeli Attempts to Destabilize the Country Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that peaceful protests lasted three days, during which the government held direct talks with economic activists. However, armed terrorist groups soon infiltrated the demonstrations, hijacking their original peaceful nature. Evidence shows attacks on security forces were staged to inflate casualties, a demand from Trump, and most fatalities, including security personnel, were shot from behind. Armed attackers also killed the injured in ambulances, burned 53 mosques, and sabotaged public infrastructure. Araghchi presented diplomats with footage of attackers shooting and destroying government buildings, emphasizing that this was not a protest but a terrorist war on Iran. He confirmed U.S. and Israeli involvement, with Mossad and its affiliates linked to killings and riots. While the West publicly sympathizes with these armed groups, it remains silent on Israeli crimes in Gaza. Tehran’s million-strong march has already begun, drawing a large crowd, while rallies in dozens of other cities are also underway. The rallies are being held in support of the government and against what participants describe as U.S. and Israeli interference, including alleged backing of groups accused of spreading chaos and attempting to destabilize Iran. Funerals were held for police officers and civilians who were martyred in these foreign-backed terrorist operations. Despite the attacks, Iran successfully stopped the first wave of U.S.-Israeli efforts to destabilize the country. Security forces have full control over the situation, and internet services will be restored soon. Araghchi stressed that Iran is ready for serious, equitable negotiations, but will not accept imposed demands. The United States and Israel are expected to continue their interference, but Iran will not back down. The country remains fully prepared to confront any aggression, while also keeping the door open for dialogue. Today’s events are part of a broader continuation of U.S.-Israeli aggression, and Tehran asserts its readiness for both war and negotiation.

Ibrahim Majed

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In the West, we are often led to believe that the Poles gave in easily to the invasion in 1939, and the Blitzkrieg destroyed the incompetent Polish Army. That's far from the truth. Although the Polish Army wasn't up to par with the Germans, that doesn't mean they didn't resist and put up a fight. Part of this was German propaganda meant to instill fear into other countries. Also, any assessment of the invasion must analyze the Soviet invasion and the Slovak invasion in which the Poles were invaded by three armies. Between the German invasion of Poland on September 1st and October 2nd, 1939, the Polish Army destroyed approximately 33% of German armored cars and 25% of German air power. During that time, the Germans had to use more than twice the amount of ammunition, artillery, shells, and bombs than they did eight months later when they defeated the French and British forces within six weeks. The Polish did not give in easily, but they could not defeat overwhelming forces; no one could. It was an unwinnable war. The Polish would go on to create an exceptional underground Army and continue their fight, aiding the Allies with significant material that would help shorten the war. They would also be part of the fighting abroad by producing the fourth-largest Allied Army playing a role in some of the most important campaigns and battles of the war.

In the West, we are often led to believe that the Poles gave in easily to the invasion in 1939, and the Blitzkrieg destroyed the incompetent Polish Army. That's far from the truth. Although the Polish Army wasn't up to par with the Germans, that doesn't mean they didn't resist and put up a fight. Part of this was German propaganda meant to instill fear into other countries. Also, any assessment of the invasion must analyze the Soviet invasion and the Slovak invasion in which the Poles were invaded by three armies. Between the German invasion of Poland on September 1st and October 2nd, 1939, the Polish Army destroyed approximately 33% of German armored cars and 25% of German air power. During that time, the Germans had to use more than twice the amount of ammunition, artillery, shells, and bombs than they did eight months later when they defeated the French and British forces within six weeks. The Polish did not give in easily, but they could not defeat overwhelming forces; no one could. It was an unwinnable war. The Polish would go on to create an exceptional underground Army and continue their fight, aiding the Allies with significant material that would help shorten the war. They would also be part of the fighting abroad by producing the fourth-largest Allied Army playing a role in some of the most important campaigns and battles of the war.

Edward Reid

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#ISPR DG ISPR #PakistanArmy Funeral prayer of Sepoy Saqib Ur Rehman, (age 25 years), resident of District Mardan, who embraced Shahadat on 31 May 2023 while fighting gallantly against terrorists during attack on Polio team in North Waziristan, was offered earlier at Bannu and at his native town in Mardan today. Sepoy Saqib Ur Rehman while offering ultimate sacrifice ensured the safety of all members of the Polio Team. Shaheed was laid to rest with full military honours. #OurMartyrsOurHeroes A large number of serving & retired officers/ soldiers, civil government officials, relatives of shaheed and public attended the funeral prayer. Armed Forces of Pakistan stand resolute against nefarious designs of the enemies of Pakistan, who are hell-bent to spoil hard-earned peace. These sacrifices will not go in vain and further strengthen our resolve to continue the fight against terrorism till its elimination.

#ISPR DG ISPR #PakistanArmy Funeral prayer of Sepoy Saqib Ur Rehman, (age 25 years), resident of District Mardan, who embraced Shahadat on 31 May 2023 while fighting gallantly against terrorists during attack on Polio team in North Waziristan, was offered earlier at Bannu and at his native town in Mardan today. Sepoy Saqib Ur Rehman while offering ultimate sacrifice ensured the safety of all members of the Polio Team. Shaheed was laid to rest with full military honours. #OurMartyrsOurHeroes A large number of serving & retired officers/ soldiers, civil government officials, relatives of shaheed and public attended the funeral prayer. Armed Forces of Pakistan stand resolute against nefarious designs of the enemies of Pakistan, who are hell-bent to spoil hard-earned peace. These sacrifices will not go in vain and further strengthen our resolve to continue the fight against terrorism till its elimination.

Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰

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#ISPR DG ISPR #PakistanArmy General Syed Asim Munir, #COAS presided over the 81st Formation Commanders Conference at GHQ, which was attended by Corps Commanders, Principal Staff Officers and all Formation Commanders of Pakistan Army. Forum paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of shuhadas including officers and men of the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and Shuhada from civil society who laid their lives for the safety, security and dignity of the country. The forum offered Fateha for the shuhadas’ departed souls. Forum asserted, "The State of Pakistan and Armed Forces will always keep Shuhadas and their families in highest esteem and will continue to honor them and their sacrifices with utmost respect and dignity". Participants were briefed on prevalent environment, challenges to security i.e. both internal & external and own operational preparedness in response to evolving threats, both traditional and non-traditional. Forum was also briefed on the structural changes and niche technologies being incorporated to enhance operational preparedness besides up-gradation of essential logistic infrastructure corresponding to emerging security imperatives. COAS reiterated “Pakistan Army will remain committed towards their national obligations of safeguarding territorial integrity and sovereignty” of the country. He further said, “People of Pakistan and their deep bondage with the Armed Forces is and will remain central to all our undertakings and events of 25th May were a clear manifestation of same”. Forum concluded that “Unfounded and baseless allegations on Law Enforcement Agencies and Security Forces for custodial torture, human rights abuses and stifling of political activities are meant to mislead the people and malign Armed Forces in order to achieve trivial vested political interests”. "Hostile forces and their abettors have been trying hard to create societal division and confusion through fake news and propaganda but all such designs will continue to be defeated with the full support of the nation, InshaAllah.” COAS asserted. The forum while condemning the 9th May Black Day incidents in the strictest sense reiterated their firm resolve that desecrators of Shuhada Monuments, Jinnah House and attackers of military installations would certainly be brought to justice speedily under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act which are the derivatives of the Constitution of Pakistan. In this regard, efforts to create distortions and attempts to take refuge behind imaginary and mirage Human Rights Violations to create smoke screen for hiding the ugly faces of all involved, are absolutely futile and do not stand the abundantly collected irrefutable evidences. It has been further stressed that, while the legal trials of perpetrators and instigators have commenced, it is time that noose of law is also tightened around the planners and masterminds who mounted the hate ripened and politically driven rebellion against the state and state institutions to achieve their nefarious design of creating chaos in the country. Forum also resolved that endeavours by any quarter to create obstructions and stymie the conclusive defeat of ill design of inimical forces will be dealt with iron hands. COAS stressed on maintaining high standards of professionalism and motivation during operations and achieving excellence during training of their formations. He commended the commanders for their constant focus on the wellbeing and high state of morale of their soldiers who remain the foundation of Army’s operational readiness. Forum concluded by affirming resolve to render all sacrifices necessary for the security and stability of the country with the perpetual support of the proud people of Pakistan.

#ISPR DG ISPR #PakistanArmy General Syed Asim Munir, #COAS presided over the 81st Formation Commanders Conference at GHQ, which was attended by Corps Commanders, Principal Staff Officers and all Formation Commanders of Pakistan Army. Forum paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of shuhadas including officers and men of the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and Shuhada from civil society who laid their lives for the safety, security and dignity of the country. The forum offered Fateha for the shuhadas’ departed souls. Forum asserted, "The State of Pakistan and Armed Forces will always keep Shuhadas and their families in highest esteem and will continue to honor them and their sacrifices with utmost respect and dignity". Participants were briefed on prevalent environment, challenges to security i.e. both internal & external and own operational preparedness in response to evolving threats, both traditional and non-traditional. Forum was also briefed on the structural changes and niche technologies being incorporated to enhance operational preparedness besides up-gradation of essential logistic infrastructure corresponding to emerging security imperatives. COAS reiterated “Pakistan Army will remain committed towards their national obligations of safeguarding territorial integrity and sovereignty” of the country. He further said, “People of Pakistan and their deep bondage with the Armed Forces is and will remain central to all our undertakings and events of 25th May were a clear manifestation of same”. Forum concluded that “Unfounded and baseless allegations on Law Enforcement Agencies and Security Forces for custodial torture, human rights abuses and stifling of political activities are meant to mislead the people and malign Armed Forces in order to achieve trivial vested political interests”. "Hostile forces and their abettors have been trying hard to create societal division and confusion through fake news and propaganda but all such designs will continue to be defeated with the full support of the nation, InshaAllah.” COAS asserted. The forum while condemning the 9th May Black Day incidents in the strictest sense reiterated their firm resolve that desecrators of Shuhada Monuments, Jinnah House and attackers of military installations would certainly be brought to justice speedily under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act which are the derivatives of the Constitution of Pakistan. In this regard, efforts to create distortions and attempts to take refuge behind imaginary and mirage Human Rights Violations to create smoke screen for hiding the ugly faces of all involved, are absolutely futile and do not stand the abundantly collected irrefutable evidences. It has been further stressed that, while the legal trials of perpetrators and instigators have commenced, it is time that noose of law is also tightened around the planners and masterminds who mounted the hate ripened and politically driven rebellion against the state and state institutions to achieve their nefarious design of creating chaos in the country. Forum also resolved that endeavours by any quarter to create obstructions and stymie the conclusive defeat of ill design of inimical forces will be dealt with iron hands. COAS stressed on maintaining high standards of professionalism and motivation during operations and achieving excellence during training of their formations. He commended the commanders for their constant focus on the wellbeing and high state of morale of their soldiers who remain the foundation of Army’s operational readiness. Forum concluded by affirming resolve to render all sacrifices necessary for the security and stability of the country with the perpetual support of the proud people of Pakistan.

Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰

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