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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by madridguy(m): 9:48am On Dec 08, 2024
Majority are mentally lazy.

yinkeys:

Nigerians are largely docile
The truth is out there for anyone who wishes to find it
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by DeathToRiggers(f): 9:49am On Dec 08, 2024
Yes but Russia and Iran can't do anything about it, Isreal is superior to all of them.
adebowales:
can we now agree that isreal, US and nato are supporting rebels to take over Syria?

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by yinkeys(m): 9:51am On Dec 08, 2024
onuman:

Ask also: who armed Sani Yerima, the then governor of Zamfara state, to introduce Sharia criminal justice system in the far north of Nigeria 🇳🇬 in 1999, in a society of people of different religious faiths?

Was Yerima armed by Israel or America or Western Europe? Yerima just returned from a foreign tour and introduced his Sharia criminal justice system in Zamfara state. The thing spread like wild fire in the other 11 far north states.

Did Yerima not understand the implications of what he did?
As the wars on Sharia criminal justice system erupted in Northern Nigeria, a BBC female reporter asked Yerima if he didn't understand that the sharia criminal justice system he introduced could possibly lead to break up of Nigeria.
Everyone wants a piece of Africa
Middle eastern or Western
Only Russias relationship with Africa is great, the others aren’t trusted.
Lately Russian soldiers died in AES(on African soil)
We hear a world power through Ukraine is sponsoring Tuareg rebels on the borders of AES to attack and cause chaos.
We want peace, all these external forces should just leave us alone
We heard a world power through UAE also supported the rebels causing chaos in Sudan
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by lucianohase(m): 9:57am On Dec 08, 2024
madridguy:
We just witnessed the last 13 years of the Syrian war unfold in 6 days.

No way an area the size or an entire country and an entire army of thousands collapses in 6 days.

Syria has already been bought and paid for.
It's possible there was a secret agreement
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by LeeSmart: 9:57am On Dec 08, 2024
allthingsgood:


We should give kudos to foreigners that helped to overthrow the govt of another country Lol. And what makes U think democracy is the best policy? What has democracy done for U here in Nigeria Smh
What has democracy done for Switzerland, Denmark, Canada the US and more that Nigerians are trooping to for greener pasture?

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by LeeSmart: 9:59am On Dec 08, 2024
amazingspiderma:


No casualty figures published because Israel is not involved.

Grow up.
Have u asked ur self while Hezbollah/Iran and co. Wasn't there to defend Al-assad?

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by patrickcollins: 10:00am On Dec 08, 2024
obedience4:
Russia will never be a reliable partner when it comes to security..

A supposedly world power, watched and did nothing as its ally was overwhelmed by rebels. Now they have lost their only military presence in the middle-east.

Can't imagine this happening to Israel.
Russia has much on its hand, concentrating men and resources on Ukraine war, they care less about Syria
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by yinkeys(m): 10:02am On Dec 08, 2024
Idaytesj29:


Good and correct analysis, not the skewed analysis we are seeing up there intended to launder the image of "shitsrael".

We need to be selfish and concerned about ourselves as Africans not middle eastern news
Arabs will do same to us
Anti personnel indoctrination against ourselves etc
It appears the world is so comfortable with black people in chaos and struggling
Why aren’t we industrializing like the rest of the world is
Why are we importing crude oil products and exporting jobs when we have all that’s needed
With Automation going on now, I fear for AES people & its military
They could suffer in the future for not aligning with their colonial masters
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Firstcitizen: 10:04am On Dec 08, 2024
Botragelad:
It's finally going down! These rebels are on the verge of taking over Damascus. The city's completely encircled, and Assad's soldiers are trying to blend in and escape in their thousands. They're surrendering left and right, while Russia and Iran are scrambling to evacuate their bases in Syria 'cause they're scared of getting killed. Lol

Meanwhile, people are trying to leg it outta the country, especially Assad's loyalists, but flights are getting cancelled, and Assad himself is on a flight to who-knows-where, LOL! He's trying to avoid gettin' the Gaddafi treatment.

Now, let this be a lesson to everyone :Russia ain't no reliable ally, they're just a bunch of noisemakers who can't even put up a proper fight

And, by the way, if you're supporting Assad, who's been killing thousands of his own people, but then you're condemning Netanyahu for defending his people against terrorists, then you're a bloody hypocrite.

You can't be supporting Assad and then hating those rebels who claim to be fighting for their land, at the same time cheering on Hamas terrorists for fighting for something that was never theirs!

The way you masturbate over Russia in the Syrian issue exhibits a lot of ignorance on your part.

The likes of you jubilated when the US turned Libya into a failed state in a similar manner. Very disgusting to watch you salivate over the take over of a state by Al qaeda terrorists and other jihadi groups and condemn the massacre of Isreali civilians by another group with the same jihadi ideologies just because this time, they are sponsored by your God the US.

You expect Russia to pull forces to fight for Assad who refused when Russia asked him to mend fences with Turkey under the Astana process.

Like I have said before, the Russians will not fall for the trap of opening a new front like they tried in Kursk. Syrian crisis is not an existential threat to Russia and the denazification of Ukraine will continue.

Just watch how this conflict snowballs uncontrollably with different factions and the birth of another Isis.
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Sonfethopia: 10:05am On Dec 08, 2024
madridguy:
What do you expect from Russia when Syrian Army are not willing to fight for their country?

L

Lol Syria did not build a strong military. It was Hezbollah who and naraaralla who helped them in previous fights. Israel have weakened hezboallah.

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Bouncing2(m): 10:08am On Dec 08, 2024
Islamic people and violence shaa

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by patrickcollins: 10:10am On Dec 08, 2024
frog12:
i thought iran will help, but maybe assad really wanted to run away.

Iran just get mouth nothing more, since Russian army are not fighting they withdraw

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by DJInfluence: 10:10am On Dec 08, 2024
I'm wondering how a nation's army can collapse so quickly. Is it due to a lack of soldiers, or were they simply not motivated enough to fight for the regime?

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by yinkeys(m): 10:12am On Dec 08, 2024
Saudi prince didn’t renew petrodollar agreement
He also didn’t attend BRICS meeting in Russia
Either he’s playing neutral or he’s afraid he might be on a flying coffin that will be taken down by you know who
Rumor has it that he’s not planning on taking any flights lol
But Nigeria only applied to BRICS and is not part of it
I read somewhere on a thread that Nigeria could be used as a spy to check on the union’s development if it’s application is granted
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by patrickcollins: 10:13am On Dec 08, 2024
Focusmind:
Syria will be another Libya. There will not be any centrally - recognised government. Each faction of the rebels/terrorist will be controlling its own fiefdom. The West should know that the fall of Assad will spell doom for them in later years. Refugees and migrants from Syria will continue to flood Europe.
It has nothing to do with Europe how can one man stay 24 years in power without election killing his people. Syria has always been terrible place

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Tonytonex(m): 10:14am On Dec 08, 2024
Please, where is @Righteousness2 ?
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Princedapace(m): 10:16am On Dec 08, 2024
Botragelad:

What were you expecting from the US when Afghanistan were not willing to fight for their country? 😂

You guys are bloody liars. Lol
Russia couldn't defend Syria, stop giving flimsy excuses, it's funny. It's similar to abadoning your brother just because he's too weak to fight.

Vodka drinking Ruzzian soldiers are only good with hiding under their bunkers.
Do u know that US fight with UK, France, and other allies and still lost in Afganistan.
Russia is engaged in a serious war right now with coalition of nations called NATO.
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by IBB007: 10:17am On Dec 08, 2024
lol….well done CIA

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by patrickcollins: 10:20am On Dec 08, 2024
Tinubu2027Agend:


I.pob, do you like what is going on in Syria cheesy grin

Your hatred for Nigeria has blinded you to some little progress being made under the great Jagaban.

Tinubu till 2031.
Alsad of Syria is better than incompetent Tinubu whom have wrecked and destroyed our economy
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Tokkson: 10:23am On Dec 08, 2024
madridguy:
This is serious. Let keep our fingers cross and see what Iran, China and Russia will do next.


China is not interested in unrelated wars. They don't poke their noses in what's not their business and doesn't benefit them directly.

If you're expecting China to send troops or weapons to Syria, then you're clutching on straws.

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by yinkeys(m): 10:23am On Dec 08, 2024
patrickcollins:
It has nothing to do with Europe how can one man stay 24 years in power without election killing his people. Syria has always been terrible place
This is where I agree with you
Some global leaders are horrible
Why will one family be in power for more than one decade it’s ridiculous
I think this is why citizens begin to hate their ruler because they just need change
Cameroun, Uganda, Libyas Gaddafi etc
This is one major reason their countrymen begin to hate them
Thé Western powers have corporations in power though lol
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by osuofia2(m): 10:24am On Dec 08, 2024
Sterope:
We can say the same for you and your country.

It isn't about Islam. Greed and capitalism
Why Islamist be a willing stone in every time. Shey they swear for them?

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Princedapace(m): 10:24am On Dec 08, 2024
The sad thing here is that these world powers will always toy with these countries while these world powers will keep enjoying stability in their home lands.
Whoever that takes over will not still have peace. These world powers will keep playing and fighting one another 's interests in these countries. Libya has never remained the same since the West messed it up.
So, same thing will play out here. The regime that fell, another rebell will rise and fight the current one. Lol!
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by uunwanaobong3: 10:24am On Dec 08, 2024
IN AS MUCH AS I WILL LAY SOME BLAME TO RUSSIA AND IRAN FOR NOT COMING TO THE AID OF SYRIA SOON ENOUGH, I MUST CONFESSED THAT ASSAD IS A HUGE FAILURE TO HIS ALLIES.

HOW CAN A TERRORIST ORGANISATION WITH LIGHT ARMS ADVANCE ALL THE WAY FROM TURKEY BOARDER TO DAMASCUS WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE FROM YOUR SO CALL ARMY, INDEED HE HAS TRULY LOST THE TRUST OF HIS PEOPLE.
RUSSIA THAT I KNOW WILL FIND AWAY AND STRIKE AN AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY AND THE OPPOSITION, THAT IS WHY THEY REFUSED TO HELP ASSAD THIS TIME AROUND BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT SYRIA ARMY WAS NOT READY TO FIGHT AND RUSSIA WANT TO BE ON A NEUTRAL TERMS SO THAT THEY CAN STRIKE AGREEMENT WITH THE VICTORIOUS PARTY.



BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS NOT RUSSIA AND ASSAD...... VICTORY IS SWEET, BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO SYRIA AFTER THESE DIFFERENT TERRORISTS ORGANIZATIONS (SUPPORTED BY TURKEY, ISREAL AND NATO) HAVE SETTLED DOWN IN POSITION OF POWER IN VARIOUS REGIONS? THE ANSWER LIES IN LIBYA.
ASSAD JUST LIKE GADDAFI WAS THE ONLY STRONG LEADER HOLDING THE COUNTRY TOGETHER. NOW THE COUNTRY IS OPEN FOR ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM BATTLES.

FOR THOSE OF US CHRISTIANS WHO ARE REJOICING ABOUT THIS CALAMITY ON SYRIA, WHAT WILL HAPPENED TO THE CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS OF SYRIA THAT ASSAD PROTECTED. I CAN ASSURE YOU ALL THAT THERE WILL BE MASS KILLING ABOLITION OF CHRISTIANITY BY THESE ISLAMIC TERRORISTS IN POWER SPONSORED BY THE WEST.

WE ALL KNOW THAT IN ONE OR TWO YEARS TIME, THE DIFFERENT TERRORISTS ORGANIZATIONS WILL FIGHT AMONGST THEMSELVES AND DESTROY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FOR THE BENEFITS OF ISREAL.
THE SO CALLED MODERATE REBELS WILL FIGHT AGAINST THE KURDISH TERRORISTS AND VISE VERSA.

THE WEST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DESTROY SYRIA THE SAME WAY THEY DESTROY LIBYA (THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY IN AFRICA). WHEN THIS TERRORIST FINALLY OUT-GROWNED THE WEST, THIS SAME WEST THAT SPONSORED THEM WILL LEAVE SYRIAN TO THEIR OWN FATE AND RAN AWAY...... YOU CAN ONLY SPONSORED TERRORISTS, BUT YOU CAN NOT CONTROL TERRORISTS..... SYRIA IS DOOM.


ALL THIS IS DONE FOR THE INTEREST OF ISREAL.... FOR ISREAL TO SURVIVE AND BE PROSPEROUS, ALL THE COUNTRY AROUND ISREAL MUST TURN TO RUBBLES.

THE WEST AND TURKEY IN THE BID TO HELP ISREAL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED ANOTHER AFGHANISTAN IN SYRIA, A HOT BED FOR GROOMING HARDEN HARDLINE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS SAME TERRORISTS WILL BE ONE CARRYING OUT TERRORISTS ACTIVITIES IN THE WESTERN WORLD

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by yinkeys(m): 10:26am On Dec 08, 2024
DJInfluence:
I'm wondering how a nation's army can collapse so quickly. Is it due to a lack of soldiers, or were they simply not motivated enough to fight for the regime?

Asad should’ve stepped down
I don’t support anyone or family being in power for more than a decade, his people will begin to resent him.
Rebels are supported by external forces
Russia has its hands occupied in eastern Ukraine and elsewhere
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Heffalump(m): 10:27am On Dec 08, 2024
obedience4:
Russia will never be a reliable partner when it comes to security..
A supposedly world power, watched and did nothing as its ally was overwhelmed by rebels. Now they have lost their only military presence in the middle-east.
Can't imagine this happening to Israel.

Quite true that Russia is never a reliable and dependable ally like the US.

However, Putin is sacrificing Syria for Ukraine. He knew very well that the Syrian Rebels' sudden eruption is a big distraction from the war ongoing in Ukraine. So, it is strategic not to commit resources to combat the rebels but focus on the more important war in Ukraine to save his face.

Either which way, I see Putin collapsing as well because he can't win the Ukraine war as earlier imagined. For not supporting Assad shows he's low in military hardware and foot soldiers, hence the need to channel all efforts towards Ukraine.

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by onuman: 10:28am On Dec 08, 2024
seunmsg:


The Russia vs Ukraine war led to the collapse of Syrian Army. If Russia is not tied up in Ukraine, they would have helped to save Assad. Iran also showed serious weakness in all of these. It’s obvious they can’t protect their allies in the Middle East.

As it stands, the Middle East just got messier. Syria will end up like or worse than Libya. All the groups that came together to fight Assad will control different territories. Even ISIL will have a share. It will be very bad.

The biggest loser in all of these is Iran. With Assad out, Israel can easily deal with Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi rebels.

Most of Syria's rebels are fighting to establish an Islamic state governed by Sharia criminal laws:

(1) Ahrar al-Sham

(2) Jabhat Al-Nusra, an Al-Qaeda affiliate.

(3) Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), a radical Jihadist group.

(4) HTS, an Islamist militia that established the Syrian Salvation Government to administer territory according to Islamic law.

Like Nigeria's legal system, Syria's legal system is dual, with secular courts handling civil and criminal cases, and Sharia courts handling personal, family, and religious matters.

But beginning 1999, the 12 far north states of Nigeria adopted unconstitutional Islamic sharia criminal justice system.

Like Syria 🇸🇾 like Afghanistan 🇦🇫.
Like the Taliban of Afghanistan, most of the rebel groups in Syria have been fighting for a Syria to be governed with Sharia criminal laws that include stoning blasphemous persons to death, stoning women to death for adultery, cutting out the hands of thieves, etc.


Secessionist groups resenting a possible Nigeria to be governed with Islamic sharia criminal laws emerged in Nigeria after the adoption of sharia criminal laws in the far north states of Nigeria.
The Biafra secessionist group in Nigeria has been branded a terrorist organisation and infiltrated by pro-Jihadi elements in Nigeria's government. Some people pretend they don't know what has been going on.

Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Empresa: 10:28am On Dec 08, 2024
It all started when Russia and Irán supported Hezbollah to poke their nose in a war that doesn't concern them. Israel taught Hezbollah a bitter lesson and with the cease fire agreement, the rebels sprung to life.

The blame for the fall of Assad is on Russia and Irán.

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by yinkeys(m): 10:30am On Dec 08, 2024
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Heffalump:


Quite true that Russia is never a reliable and dependable ally like the US.

However, Putin is sacrificing Syria for Ukraine. He knew very well that the Syrian Rebels' sudden eruption is a big distraction from the war ongoing in Ukraine. So, it is strategic not to commit resources to combat rebels but focus on the more important war in Ukraine to save his face.

Either which way, I see Putin collapsing as well because he can't win the Ukraine war as earlier imagined. For not supporting Assad shows he's low in military hardware and foot soldiers, hence the need to channel all efforts towards Ukraine.
Lol USA about to ditch Ukraine
They’d stop funding once Trump gets in power
It’s all selfish interest
There’s an interview on CNN
Syrian rebel leader for goodness sake
Says goal is to overthrow Assad
Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by SaLongs1(m): 10:32am On Dec 08, 2024
DeathToRiggers:
WE WILL CHANGE THE SECURITY SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST - - - - - ISREAL.


Done and dusted FreeStuffsNG, yarimo, WriterNG, helinues, God1000, CoronaVirus, this is the greatest blow to Iran.
No make some people guzzle Sniper this blessed Sunday morning!😂😂

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Jaylord12(m): 10:34am On Dec 08, 2024
Botragelad:

We all know Islamic Terrorists/extremists/rebels have a knack for persecuting Christians and other religious group, so it wouldn't come as a surprise! 🤷🏼

It's their trademark. Your religious propaganda isn't working here. Don't act like you care about Christians! 🤮🤮

I have not seen a Muslim who love Christians unconditionallly except those who have a golden heart....very few of them..Anything Christian dem hate and fight

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Re: Damascus Has Fallen: Syrian Rebels Breach Assad Defenses To Enter Capital. by Mandate1: 10:36am On Dec 08, 2024
alpharoyalty:


Islamist are not to be trusted.
Admittedly, Assad was a brutal islamist but this new islamist are going to be more brutal.
All muslim islamist are brutal in different variants. The are all the same.
Forget what western media is saying.
An islamist is an islamist
Saudi Arabia, UAE has shown they can be peaceful if they want to.

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