Two of the best ways to understand what Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa is doing vis-à-vis the SDF are these two; the rest are details:
According to both SDF and Syrian sources, al-Sharaa insisted that Abdi take a position in Damascus. Remember Abdi’s insistence that he wanted to remain in the Kurdish areas? Things ultimately went al-Sharaa’s way and a rather underwhelming position!
SDF integration, especially at the political level, though not the cultural level, is really about the present. It does not guarantee that this arrangement will become permanent, nor does it provide a timeline for what may happen a few years down the road. In other words, there are no long-term guarantees built into the integration.
Ik was gisteravond in Amsterdam op een bijeenkomst met Nederlandse Joden, die overigens nauwelijks meer een plek kunnen vinden om bijeen te komen. Ouder echtpaar spreekt me aan: "Wij zijn echte Amsterdammers, hebben ons ook altijd zo gevoeld en hadden nooit gedacht met zulk virulent antisemitisme geconfronteerd te worden: van links, van moslims, van rechts, het komt overal vandaan. We verbergen inmiddels alles wat erop duidt dat wij joods zijn, maar als dit doorzet kunnen wij niet langer in Nederland blijven."
In 2026, ná 7 oktober. Gefeliciteerd allen die hieraan bijdragen.
Putin is reportedly planning to escalate the war in Ukraine in the coming months, while unlikely, some Russian officials fear that he may resort to tactical nuclear weapons as a last resort-Bloomberg
India and China have both strongly warned Russia against using nuclear weapons.
This is a threat of war, nothing else. Why is no country condemning this?
"Brotherhood will win" ??
Erdogan, hints again at the conquest of Jerusalem in a speech in the city of Ahlat marking 955 years since the Battle of Manzikert:
"The road to Manzikert was opened from Ahlat. The connection of Anatolia was forged in Ahlat. Jerusalem and Istanbul were conquered by the power of faith that took shape in Ahlat.
If everyone has their own agenda, rest assured that we also have an agenda, we have a plan. And most importantly, Allah, Lord of the Worlds, also has a plan. And in the end, this plan will prevail.
The merchants of blood will lose. Those who seek to drag our region into instability and the perpetrators of genocide will lose.
Humanity will win. Brotherhood will win. Peace and stability will prevail.
The Battle of Manzikert, which tomorrow will mark 955 years, is a favorite of Erdogan because it represents a turning point that led, among other things, to the victory of the Seljuks over the Romans and marks the beginning of Turkish consolidation in Anatolia. This turning point enabled, about 2 years later, the conquest of Jerusalem by the Seljuks."
JOLANI’S CAMP TURNS ON ITSELF.
According to local reports, Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Ja’ed was kidnapped by four men in military uniforms in the Aleppo countryside, then found beheaded by the roadside.
His alleged offense? Issuing a fatwa permitting the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.
The killing points to a deeper problem inside Syria’s new order: even religious figures who deviate from hardline Salafi-jihadi doctrine may find themselves targeted.
In Libya, a man was beaten simply for wearing a cross around his neck. Meanwhile, Muslims in the West enjoy every freedom and cry “Islamophobia” at the slightest criticism, while Christians in Muslim-majority countries can be attacked for something as simple as wearing a cross.
BREAKING:
Armenia announces that it won’t stop Russians who attempt to flee from Russia to Armenia if there is will be mass-mobilization to the Russian Army.
The Armenian Security Council says it will provide Russian refugees with assistance.
The terms of the agreement between Syria's government and the SDF, which led to the Kurdish forces' dissolution last night, have been published by Al-Majalla magazine.
Key points:
• SDF commander Mazloum Abdi to become presidential adviser to Ahmed al-Shara on Kurdish affairs
• Senior Kurdish figure Ilham Ahmed to enter the Syrian parliament
• Kurdish to become an official language alongside Arabic
• YPJ women's units to join the Interior Ministry as a counterterror force, not the army
• Mazloum Abdi removed from Turkey's wanted list
• PKK to be organizationally separated from the Kurdish units
• Abdi and Ahmed permitted to travel to Turkey to visit imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan
Kurdish journalist Lamar Arkhandi from northern Syria, to Kan News on why the Kurds announced disbanding their forces and integrating into al-Sharaa's government:
The integration runs through international agreements sponsored by the U.S. and France, and carries broad international backing. She said it benefits Kurdish forces and legitimate Kurdish rule, and blocks Turkey from finding a pretext to brand the Kurds as terrorists, attack them, and seize their land. With Syria drifting toward anarchy, she said the deal may shield Kurdish areas from jihadist groups seeking any opening to expand.
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IUMS Secretary-General Ali Al-Qaradaghi:
"If it were not for October 7, Mamdani and Al-Sayed would not have been elected. These are the blessings of the Al-Aqsa Flood."
🚨 BRITISH ISLAMIC SCHOLAR CALLS FOR ISRAEL TO BE “FINISHED”
At a conference in Manchester, British Islamic scholar Asrar Rashid reportedly said Palestine is not a homeland for Jews but for Muslims, declaring that Muslims should “finish Israel” and that Israel “does not deserve to exist in Palestine.”
He suggested Jews could move Israel to Germany or the United States.
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PJAK says it will not dissolve.
“PJAK is an independent Kurdish political party operating in eastern Kurdistan and Iran. The dissolution of the PKK/KCK has no direct connection to PJAK.” - PJAK spox
https://t.co/pcObDpDiCK
Middle East expert Yoni Ben Menachem (@BwMnhm) warns that Turkish President Erdoğan is working to bring Syria into a regional military alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Ben Menachem says Syrian leader al-Julani is planning to rebuild the military with Turkish help before joining jihad against Israel.