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| Ansarullah condemns Muslim Brotherhood offshoot in Yemen for collaboration with US attacks |
| 2025-04-10 |
| [HodhodYemenNews] Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Ansarullah Political Bureau, sharply criticized the leaders of the Islah Party in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... , known for its ties to the Moslem Brüderbund, for their support for US military intervention and targeting of Yemen with the aim of halting military operations in support of Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... In a post on his X account on Tuesday, al-Bukhaiti described the Islah Party leaders as among the most prominent mercenary tools in efforts to persuade the United States to escalate violence against Yemen, in an effort to halt Sanaa’s military support for Gaza. He also ridiculed the visits of this party’s leaders to countries such as Russia, China, and some Arab countries, claiming that they are trying to gain these countries’ cooperation with Washington. He noted the pride these leaders take in these efforts, saying, "They brag about it, and when they are criticized, they say to people, Where is the evidence? Prove and clarify, and do not repeat what our opponents say." Al-Bukhaiti continued his criticism, stating that Islah leaders are not content with pushing the world to attack Yemen but are also mobilizing internal fighters to fuel internal conflicts, seeking to ensure the effectiveness of US  ...KABOOM!... s and exploit them to impose control over Sanaa. He concluded his post by calling on the Islah party to take clear positions, challenging them to declare their support for military operations in support of Gaza, issue an explicit condemnation of the US aggression against Yemen, or pledge not to participate in any potential ground operation carried out by the pro-Saudi-led coalition government on behalf of the United States against the Sana’a government. |
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| Iranian proxies in Iraq willing to disarm to avoid conflict with US, commanders and Iraqi officials say |
| 2025-04-07 |
[IsraelTimes] Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an escalating conflict with the US Trump administration, 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials tell Rooters. The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by US officials to the Iraqi government since Trump took power in January, according to the sources, which include six local commanders of four major militias. The officials told Baghdad that unless it acted to disband the militias operating on its soil, America could target the groups with ... KABOOM!... s, the people add. Izzat al-Shahbndar, a senior Shi’ite Moslem politician close to Iraq’s governing alliance, tells Rooters that discussions between Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... i and several militia leaders are "very advanced," and the groups are inclined to comply with US calls for disarmament. "The factions are not acting stubbornly or insisting on continuing in their current form," he says, adding that the groups are "fully aware" they could be targeted by the US. The six militia commanders interviewed in Baghdad and a southern province, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive situation, are from the Kataib Hezbollah, Nujabaa, Kataib Sayyed  ...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged... al-Shuhada, and Ansarullah al-Awfiyaa groups. "Trump is ready to take the war with us to worse levels, we know that, and we want to avoid such a bad scenario," a commander of Kataib Hezbollah, the most powerful Shi’ite militia, says, who speaks from behind a black face mask and sunglasses. The commanders say their main ally and patron, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) military force, had given them its blessing to take whatever decisions they deemed necessary to avoid being drawn into a potentially ruinous conflict with the United States and Israel. The militias are part of the Islamic Resistance® in Iraq, an umbrella group of about 10 hardline Shi’ite armed factions that collectively command about 50,000 fighters and arsenals that include long-range missiles and anti-aircraft weapons, according to two security officials who monitor militias’ activities. The Resistance® group, a key pillar of Iran’s network of regional proxy forces, has grabbed credit for dozens of missile and drone attacks on Israel and US forces in Iraq and Syria since the Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... war erupted about 18 months ago. |
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| Houthis claim US fired $200 million worth of ammunition at Yemen, but failed to inflict meaningful military damage |
| 2025-04-06 |
| [HodhodYemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... News] Despite weeks of US ... KABOOM!... s and $200 million in munitions, Ansarullah’s missile capabilities remain largely intact, officials told the New York Times  ...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... US efforts to destroy Ansarullah’s vast arsenal of missiles, drones, and bombers have had limited success, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing Pentagon officials. According to three congressional and allied officials who spoke to the newspaper, the Yemeni movement Ansarullah has reinforced many of its hideouts and strategic sites, making it difficult for US forces to significantly disrupt missile attacks. "In closed briefings in recent days, Pentagon officials have acknowledged that there has been only limited success in destroying the Iran's Houthi sock puppets  ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s’ vast, largely underground arsenal of missiles, drones and launchers, according to congressional aides and allies," the report noted. The paper also highlighted the financial and operational costs of the US campaign. "In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions, in addition to the immense operational and personnel costs to deploy two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses to the Middle East," the report said, citing an official. According to the sources, the US air campaign against Ansarullah could last at least six months. "The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week, and the Pentagon might soon need to request supplemental funds from Congress," the Times said. The officials confirmed that "Trump administration officials say the air and naval strikes are intended to pressure the Houthis (Ansarullah — PC) to halt attacks that have disrupted international shipping lanes in the Red Sea for more than a year." |
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| European Union naval mission in Red Sea officially distances itself from US war on Yemen |
| 2025-04-05 |
| [HodhodYemenNews] The commander of the EU’s Red Sea naval defence operation has distanced his mission from daily US strikes on Yemen, as tension between the Americans and the Sana’a government led by Ansarullah grows. “We are not fighting the Houthis,” Admiral Vasileios Gryparis said in an interview with The National at the headquarters of the EU Naval Force Operation Aspides in the Greek city of Larisa. “We are dealing with their actions against the shipping industry, and we are protecting global common goods like the freedom of navigation, and the sea farers’ lives. We have never injured any Yemenis during all these actions that we have taken in that area.” He added, ” We don’t believe that this problem can be solved only with military actions. In the long run, we need to have the Yemenis on our side.” “We are not supporting attacks on Yemeni soil,” he added. “So that’s a huge difference in how we do things.” Aspides is “totally different” from Washington-led efforts, according to Admiral Gryparis, although his forces co-ordinate with a separate US-led military operation in the area, Operation Prosperity Guardian, to avoid friendly fire incidents and to preserve ammunition by not doubling up on responses to an incoming threat. “We are not part of the Gaza conflict. We are not supporting either the Israelis nor the Palestinians,” he said. “We are trying to stay focused on this exact mission and also to describe our mission to the neighbouring countries, and also to pass significant and relative messages to the Houthis on what exactly we are doing.” He affirmed that Europe still needs the trade routes through the Red Sea, and thus is in need “to build something more sustainable.” |
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| RUMINT: Iraq denies presence of Houthi training camp in Diyala |
| 2025-03-23 |
| [Rudaw] Iraqi security forces on Thursday denied reports claiming that Yemeni Houthis are being trained inside Iraq as the United States intensifies its attacks on the Iran-backed group. “Some media outlets have circulated news regarding the Houthis' use of a training camp in the al-Khalis area in Diyala, Iraq. While we completely deny these reports in their entirety, we call for accuracy in transmitting information,” the Iraqi military’s Security Media Cell said in a statement late on Thursday. The Houthis, also known as Ansarullah, are an armed group part of what is known as the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. They have carried out attacks on vessels affiliated with Israel and its allies in the Red Sea since October 2023, during the Israel-Hamas War, saying their goal is to alleviate pressure on their Palestinian allies in Gaza. US President Donald Trump’s administration has authorized attacks on the Houthis, continuing a policy begun by his predecessor Joe Biden. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Sunday received a call from US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The American attacks in Yemen were part of their conversation. Hegseth noted that while Washington “does not seek escalation,” US operations would end only when the Houthis cease their attacks that are impacting navigation in the Red Sea. |
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| About 'Arab unity' |
| 2025-03-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. The Houthis took advantage of a doddering old fool and his depleted, demoralized military. The Houthis should have stopped the attacks. Now they get to experience what a professional naval force can do. And if they want it to stop, all they have to do is stop attacking commercial shipping. Enjoy the show. [ColonelCassad] Statement by the leader of Ansarullah in Yemen, Abdul-Malik Badr ad-Din al-Houthi: - The Zionist enemy has violated the agreement to end aggression, lift the blockade and end the famine. More than two weeks earlier, it had already violated its promise not to hinder the delivery of humanitarian aid. - Since the resumption of the genocide, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, most of them children and women. - The enemy has resumed the genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza on the advice of the United States, as the Americans themselves have stated. - The situation in Gaza is extremely grave, the suffering is enormous, and the tragedy is unprecedented in the entire world. People are suffering not only from hunger, but also from thirst, and it is difficult for them even to get drinking water. - In committing its monstrous crimes - genocide, famine and blockade - the enemy relies on American support. - The United States is protecting the Zionist enemy, and Arab passivity only pushes it to even more brutal crimes and aggression. - There are no red lines left. The enemy does not take into account any restrictions, continuing genocide, total destruction and brutal murder. - He is confident that the Arab countries will not take even minimal serious action. - Some Arab regimes incite continued aggression against the Gaza Strip. This is a serious issue that only encourages the Zionists. - Arab passivity affects the positions of Islamic countries. If the Arab countries acted as the situation requires, many Islamic countries would join them. - When Islamic countries begin to support Palestine more actively, the Arab regimes immediately take a negative position towards them. - The Americans and the Zionists are two sides of the same coin. They have countless crimes behind them that have no analogues in the world. - Some Arab leaders seek to involve the entire region in the so-called "normalization" of relations with Israel. This is a disgrace and a crime! - If Israel succeeds in eliminating the Palestinian issue, it will direct its aggression to the rest of the countries in the region, without regard for anyone. - Anyone who relies on agreements with Israel must understand that this enemy does not respect any obligations. - They want to force Hamas to agree to a prisoner exchange without implementing the second phase of the agreement. Israel wants to deprive Hamas of its last lever of pressure. - Israel is not just evading the agreements, it wants to leave Hamas without arguments and then continue its aggression against Gaza. - Zionist crimes cannot be justified under any circumstances. They have reached the limit of insolence, aggression and impunity. - The Zionists are confident that no one will hold them accountable - neither Islamic countries nor world organizations. - Muslims should have formed a powerful global movement against the Zionist entity. However, unfortunately, most Islamic governments are inactive, and some even collaborate with the enemy. - Support for Palestine is not just a political issue, but a religious duty for every Muslim. Failure to do so will result in a response from Allah. - The fight against Israel is a sacred duty. Those who do not fight with weapons must fight economically, politically and informationally. - Continued inaction and the lack of real action at any level encourage the enemy to continue their actions. - It is very important to use social media to influence the world community in order to awaken public opinion and evoke its support for the Palestinians. - Free people in different countries must resume their activities in support of the Palestinians, holding various events. - Demonstrations and university activities must be resumed in countries around the world, and everyone must feel their responsibility, both from a humanitarian and a moral and religious point of view. - Watching the genocide in Gaza is truly a disgrace and a shame for all of humanity. - No one will be able to escape the shame of inaction in the face of the genocide in Gaza and its terrible consequences, both in this life and the next. |
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| US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs, Israel military aid unaffected |
| 2025-01-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] State Department to conduct review to ensure funding aligns with Trump’s ‘foreign policy agenda’; humanitarian food programs and military assistance to Egypt also won’t be impacted The State Department on Friday froze new funding for almost all US foreign assistance, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue. The sweeping order threatened a quick halt to countless projects globally aiding health, education, development, job training and other efforts by the United States, the largest provider of foreign aid. It appears to begin enforcement of a pledge to eliminate aid programs that President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... judges not to be in US interests. The order — sent in a cable to US embassies worldwide and obtained by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named — prohibits new government spending, which appears to limit programs to running only as long as they have cash on hand. Some leading aid organizations on Friday were interpreting the directive as an immediate stop-work order for US-funded aid work globally, a senior aid organization official said. Many would likely cease operations immediately so as not to incur more costs, the official said. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The State Department during the freeze will conduct a review of which of the thousands of US aid and development programs can continue. Its order spells out the execution of the aid-freezing executive order Trump signed on Monday. Friday’s order especially disappointed humanitarian officials by not including any exemptions sparing health clinics and other health programs worldwide from the new funding freeze. The freeze was necessary to ensure that "appropriations are not duplicated, are effective, and are consistent with President Trump’s foreign policy," the global cable stated. Within the next month, standards for a review of all foreign assistance are expected to be set to ensure that it is "aligned with President Trump’s foreign policy agenda." Within three months, the government-wide review is expected to be completed with a subsequent report to be produced for Secretary of State Marco Rubio  ...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...to make recommendations to the president. Related: State Department: 2025-01-24 Iran condemns US designation of Ansarullah as terrorist organization State Department: 2025-01-23 Pentagon sending additional 1,500 troops to southern border: US official State Department: 2025-01-22 State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy' Related: Marco Rubio 01/24/2025 Trump's CIA Director John Ratcliffe: John Brennan's ‘Tenure One of Worst Things That Ever Happened to Agency,' Need to Depoliticize Intelligence Marco Rubio 01/24/2025 CIA Director Ratcliffe: ‘Day-One Thing' to Get to Bottom of Chinese ‘Origins of COVID,' Wuhan Lab Leak Marco Rubio 01/22/2025 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 21, 2024 |
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| STC President: Coalition seeking to implement ''Syria scenario'' in Yemen | ||
| 2025-01-24 | ||
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the president of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), launched a sharp attack on the leaders of the Islah Party,
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... as part of an international coalition with Britannia, as well as other Saudi-led coalition countries and their armed factions, aiming to ''implement the Syrian scenario'' in Yemen. This, he said, was to eliminate what he referred to as the ''Iran's Houthi sock puppets  ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s'' and end their military operations in the Red Sea. He also emphasized that all members of the ''Presidential Leadership Council'' agree with the ''terrorist leaders'' of the Islah Party (the Moslem Brüderbund) in their fight against Sana'a forces. He added that they are waiting for former US President Donald Trump ...They hit him with slander, they impeached him twice. Nancy Pelosi tore up his State of the Union address on national TV. They stole an election and put his adherents in jail. They vilified him. They couldn't crucify him, so they shot him. Still, they can't keep him down... to designate ''Ansarullah'' in Sana'a as a ''terrorist organization'' due to their naval operations supporting Paleostinian resistance in Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... Al-Zubaidi mentioned that the ''Presidential Leadership Council'' represents a unified body in Yemen's legitimacy, but he contradicted himself by stating that each member of the Council has different political agendas, with each person backed by their own project. He hinted that he had received promises to revert Yemen's map to its pre-unification state of May 1990, but only after the ''destruction of the Houthis'' in Sana'a. | ||
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| Inside story: Hezbollah, Iran and the downfall of Assad | ||
| 2024-12-10 | ||
| [AMWAJ] The sudden downfall of Bashar Al-Assad has raised a number of questions about the thinking and roles of his supporters. First and foremost, Russia—the most powerful foreign ally of the Syrian government—played a pivotal role as events unfolded. According to one high-ranking regional diplomatic source, Assad’s recent visit to Moscow was a turning point. While the Syrian leader was in Russia, forces led by the Sunni Islamist Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) unexpectedly seized Aleppo without a fight. Upon his return to Syria, Assad is said to have expressed anger toward his army. In private meetings, Amwaj.media has learned, he lambasted his commanders as corrupt and untrustworthy—describing his army as a collection of “thieves” who cannot be relied upon. While Assad’s Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had promised assistance, the senior regional source suggested that this support was limited to ensuring a safe exit. Given that Assad and his wife are now apparently in Russia, this promise has been kept—at least for now. The source also provided insights into earlier negotiations on Syria. Proposals for dialogue between the opposition and the government were discussed, with Turkey playing a significant role. Ankara reportedly instructed the opposition to act with restraint, and there was even coordination with the former Syrian prime minister to lead a transitional phase aimed at forming a new state. But none of these efforts really took off, partly due to the reticence of Assad to usher change. In parallel, informed sources in Tehran told Amwaj.media, the Turks allegedly blindsided both Iran and Russia by insisting that movement spotted among rebels in Idlib in recent months was nothing to worry about. Then there is the role of Iran, the Assad family’s longstanding regional ally. Seeing an armed rebellion take shape amid the Arab Spring protests, the Islamic Republic dispatched its expeditionary Quds Force to save its Syrian partner with blood and great treasure. Although the tide was turned against Sunni rebels and fighting frozen for the past four years, western sanctions gradually hollowed out the Syrian state. As the government in Damascus turned to large-scale drug trafficking to generate revenue, it became sorely apparent that only petrodollars and political pressure on western capitals from Gulf Arab states would enable a semblance of reconstruction. On this basis, Iran welcomed the pioneering decision by the Emiratis to reopen their embassy in Damascus in late 2018, ending seven years of estrangement. Facilitated by Abu Dhabi, Assad also gradually re-engaged with others who had backed the rebellion against his rule—including Saudi Arabia. But things took a turn following the Oct. 7, 2023 Palestinian surprise attack on Israeli border communities. As Hezbollah immediately opened a “support front” against Israel following the eruption of the Gaza war, the Emiratis reportedly sought to prod Assad into standing on the sidelines. Barely a week later, the diplomatic mission of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement in Damascus was shuttered, ostensibly as a precondition for Assad’s rapprochement with Saudi Arabia. The distancing from Ansarullah, better known as the Houthis, was particularly pronounced as the group over the past year rose to become a key member of the Axis through its drone and missile attacks on Israel as well as disruption of shipping in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, as Israel frontally assaulted the Iranian presence—taking out the Quds Force command that helped Assad cling to power, and even razing an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus—the Syrian government largely kept mum. The same lukewarm approach was apparent in the statement Assad issued following Israel’s killing of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburb earlier this year. In other words, while Syria’s geography and official state ideology made it central to the Iran-led ‘Axis of Resistance’, Assad was apparently leveraging “non-resistance” to rehabilitate his standing among Arab allies of the US. So when HTS rolled into Aleppo and Hama without a fight, Iran was in no rush to come to Assad’s aid. The senior regional diplomatic source explained that despite the Syrian government’s urgent request for Iranian support, logistical constraints and operational risks—including potential Israeli airstrikes—made such assistance impractical. This, according to the source, further highlighted Iran’s growing burden in the Syrian crisis, which was no longer tenable. If direct access was to be physically constrained by Israeli air power, mindful of repeated bombings of runways in both Aleppo and Damascus as well as threats against Iranian flights in recent weeks, it ultimately diminished the value of Syria as an ally. In this context, the Quds Force is said to have established contact with HTS, securing assurances amid the collapse of the Syrian army that Shiite Muslims and Shiite shrines as well as the Iranian embassy would be left untouched. The extent of the involvement of Iran’s diplomatic apparatus in this initiative is unclear. Nonetheless, as Iran’s evacuated embassy was ransacked on Dec. 8, the state broadcaster in Tehran highlighted that the assailants were “not affiliated with the group in charge [of Syria],” alluding to HTS having kept its word.
So in the spring of 2013, Hezbollah fighters moved into Al-Qusayr. Situated southwest of Homs, a key node connecting Damascus with the Alawite coastal heartlands, the region was vital to rebel factions which had emerged amid the Arab Spring. Its location near the border with Lebanon allowed them to smuggle in fighters and weapons, putting up stiff resistance against forces loyal to Assad. The battle was bloody, claiming the lives of over 100 members of Iran’s foremost Arab ally. But in the end, Qusayr was returned to Assad’s control, and the battle was later—together with Russia’s military intervention in 2015—chronicled as the turning point in the war against Sunni militants. A decade later, Qusayr once again held special symbolism as the Syrian army faltered in the face of the blitz led by HTS. With the fall of Aleppo and Hama within the span of days—and apparently without any real fight—Homs was in the spotlight. Without it, Assad would be left with only Damascus, cut off from the coast. Accounts of what happened next are conflicting. Initially, insiders charged that up to 2,000 members of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force were to be deployed for one last stand. But Hezbollah’s deployment turned out to be far smaller, with commanders quickly concluding that a withdrawal was in order after an operational assessment, Amwaj.media has learned. Shortly afterwards, informed sources explained, a decision was made to evacuate the country through the same route that had been used to enter the Syrian conflict back in 2013. According to a source in the area, soon after the Hezbollah convoy—said to have been made up of dozens of vehicles—crossed the border towards the Hermel district in Lebanon, Israel struck. Hezbollah keeps casualty figures a secret, but the losses from the bombing are said to have been “big.”
Assad fell because “he wanted to prove to the west that he is not a warmonger,” an Iranian hardline lawmaker thundered as images emerged of HTS in control of Damascus. What this message may hold, and whether it will emerge as the dominant and coordinated approach of Tehran and allied capitals, remains to be seen. Related: Bashar al-Assad 12/09/2024 Turkish source claims Syrian rebels close to defeating Kurdish forces in north Bashar al-Assad 12/09/2024 Syrian rebel supporters enter embassy in Athens, police detain 4 but leave rebel flag flying Bashar al-Assad 12/09/2024 A chronology of two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime in Syria Related: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham 11/09/2024 Two Dagestani residents convicted of aiding terrorism Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham 10/08/2021 Russian RADM Kulit: In Syria, militants are preparing a staged chemical attack Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham 10/03/2021 Militants airlifted missiles with toxic substances to Idlib Related: Quds Force: 2024-12-09 Giorgia Meloni 'assassination plot' foiled: Police arrest 12 neo-Nazis who 'planned to shoot Italian PM in the head from a hotel room and spark civil war' Quds Force: 2024-12-08 Iran Withdrawing From Syria Signals That Assad's Days in Power May Be Numbered — PJ Media Quds Force: 2024-12-07 Iran has started evacuating senior IRGC commanders, other officials from Syria — NYT Related: Abu Dhabi: 2024-12-03 Colombian ex-soldiers fighting in Sudan? Abu Dhabi: 2024-12-02 Taliban Terrorists Demand Role in All Future U.N. Climate Talks Abu Dhabi: 2024-11-27 Under the Sheikhs' Noses: Why Uzbek Killers Killed a Chabad Rabbi in the Emirates Related: Israel: 2024-12-09 Good Morning Israel: 2024-12-09 Kremlin says to discuss Russian bases with Syria's new rulers Israel: 2024-12-09 Australia declares synagogue arson a terror attack as police hunt for three suspects Related: Audi Arabia: 2024-12-09 ‘Break in the chain’: Fall of Assad deals blow to Iran’s global ‘Axis of Resistance’ Saudi Arabia: 2024-12-09 A chronology of two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime in Syria Saudi Arabia: 2024-12-09 Saudi royal says Israel ‘genocidal,’ hopes Netanyahu will be brought before ICC Related: General Hassan Nasrallah 11/28/2024 Senior Hezbollah terrorist seen in public after surviving apparent Israeli hit attempt General Hassan Nasrallah 10/22/2024 Israel Defense Forces declassifies information telling the people of Lebanon **exactly** where they can go get 100s of millions of dollars in stored Hezbollah gold and cash.. 'go get it!' General Hassan Nasrallah 10/08/2024 'They Turn a blind eye.' Why Israel Isn't Hunting Houthi Leaders Related: HTS: 2024-12-09 CCP Orders Immediate Return of Military Officers' Overseas Family Members! HTS: 2024-12-09 A chronology of two seismic weeks that toppled the Assad regime in Syria HTS: 2024-12-09 HTS consolidation: In Damascus Iran’s embassy and Shia shrine stormed, more than 900 toes up incl MajGen Ali Mahmoud Related: Qais Al-Khazali 02/26/2021 Biden* Carries Out Airstrike Against Iranian-backed Militia Target In Syria Qais Al-Khazali 04/03/2020 Head of the #IRGC-backed Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq terrorist militia Qais Al-Khazali says Zero hour for the launching of the revenge operation approaches Qais Al-Khazali 02/09/2019 Iraq's Shiite militants vow to oust US troops ‐ by law or force Related: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 11/26/2024 Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei: Netanyahu Must Be Executed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 11/17/2024 RUMINT: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei In Coma After 'Serious Illness'? Dead?? Fact-Checking Claim UPDATE: Iran says alive, publishes photo Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 11/10/2024 New squadron of US F-15 fighter jets arrived in region Thursday ahead of expected Iran attack Related: Golan Heights: 2024-12-09 Israeli forces invaded Syrian side of Mount Hermon, other strategic locations; IAF airstruck deadly Syrian arsenal across country to keep out of HTS, SNA hands Golan Heights: 2024-12-08 Good Morning Golan Heights: 2024-12-08 Rumint: IDF rolls into Syria's Quneitra Province, deploying tanks and armored vehicles from the Golan Heights. Related: Shebaa Farms: 2024-11-25 IDF's Alpine Brigade Discovers Iranian Weapons in Mountains Above Israel Shebaa Farms: 2024-09-02 Hezbollah launches six new military operations against Zionist positions Shebaa Farms: 2024-07-23 Hezbollah continues targeting Israeli occupation sites near Lebanon border Related: Nabih Berri 11/28/2024 IDF warns Lebanon truce violations ‘will be answered with fire’; troops shoot at suspects Nabih Berri 11/28/2024 'The Surrender Agreement.' Who Won the War Between Hezbollah and Israel? Nabih Berri 11/23/2024 'Anti-Semitic Decision': ICC Waits for Right Moment to Issue Netanyahu Warrant Related: Naim Qassem 12/06/2024 Lebanon’s Hezbollah aims to rebuild longer term despite Israeli blows, US intel says Naim Qassem 11/30/2024 In 1st speech since truce, Hezbollah chief claims victory, says will work with Lebanese army Naim Qassem 11/27/2024 Lebanon’s Shiites increasingly reject role of scapegoat in Hezbollah’s war on Israel Related: Qasem Soleimani 11/18/2024 Iran demands trillion dollars from US Qasem Soleimani 11/17/2024 Trump said planning to revive ‘maximum pressure’ strategy to ‘bankrupt’ Iran as soon as he takes office Qasem Soleimani 10/05/2024 head of the Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, was present in Nasrallah's bunker when it was hit by Israel. Related: Qusayr: 2024-12-08 Hezbollah sends '2,000 fighters' to Syria's Qusayr Qusayr: 2024-12-08 Damascus Falls. Assad regime is no more, Assad may be dead in plane crash while fleeing Homs Qusayr: 2024-12-03 IDF launches wave of strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah mortar attack Related: Radwan Force: 2024-11-28 IDF warns Lebanon truce violations ‘will be answered with fire’; troops shoot at suspects Radwan Force: 2024-11-28 UAV stockpile and most of Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit’s (127) cruise missile inventory were destroyed, incl. secret underground missile production base Radwan Force: 2024-11-16 Iran signals it would support ceasefire in Lebanon, as Israel pounds Beirut Related: Ali Hashem 02/08/2024 Suspected U.S. airstrike killed senior Kataib al-Hezbollah leader Abu Baqir al-Saadi Ali Hashem 04/09/2022 Financial meltdown spurred ISIS kidnapping spree, PMF officer says Ali Hashem 02/27/2021 US president @JoeBiden stressed to @KingSalman ''rules are changing'' and that he's going to announce significant changes to bilateral relations | ||
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| Sayyed Houthi: Neither Trump, Nor Any World Criminal Can Prevent Yemenis from Supporting Palestinian People | |
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...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... 's Ansarullah Movement Sayyed ...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged... Abdul Malik Badreddine al-Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... stressed Thursday that the Yemeni attacks on the US-UK-Zionist vessels in addition to the Israeli targets in Occupied Paleostine would continue despite the attempts to disguise the possession of the ships. In a televised speech, Sayyed Houthi underscored that this decision is resolute regardless of the results of the US elections, adding that some Arab regimes are raising their people fears of the US President-elect Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... . ''We, in Yemen, had an experience with Trump, and he failed to impose his terms on Iran, Syria, Iraq, Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... and Paleostine. Trump only managed to reap billions of dollars from the rich Arab states.'' All the US presidents have just served the Israeli interests, recalling the failure of the ''deal of the century''. Yemen insists on supporting the Paleostinian people regardless of any military escalation against it, Houthi said, adding that the best choice for the US administration is to end the Zionist wars on Lebanon and Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... , while aggression and sedition are futile. Sayyed Houthi also underlined the crisis plaguing the Zionist entity manifested by the economic deterioration, dismissal of the defense minister, and the military recruitment after the loss of thousands of soldiers and officers in the battles. Houthi highlighted Hezbollah's remarkable support for Gaza, adding that the Israelis were surprised by Hezbollah great capabilities in the ground battle. The Yemeni leader reiterated that the former Secretary General of Hezbollah Martyr Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah is a rare and historical figure, adding that, on His Arbaeen, the Islamic Resistance® carried out a major operation against Tel Aviv. Houthi also stressed that the operations carried out by the Iraqi resistance groups would continue despite all the media and political pressure aimed at stopping them. | |
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| Pentagon chief urges Israel to ‘scale back’ Beirut strikes: Civilian casualties ‘far too high’ |
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”Stop being so mean to people we like better than you.” [IsraelTimes] The United States would like to see Israel scale back some of its strikes in and around the Lebanese capital of Beirut, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says.“The number of civilian casualties have been far too high,” he tells reporters at a G7 defense gathering in the Italian city of Naples. “We’d like to see Israel scale back on some of the strikes it’s taking, especially in and around Beirut, and we’d like to see things transition to some sort of negotiation that will allow civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes.” Related: Lloyd Austin 10/18/2024 Ansarullah vows retaliation for latest US-British bombing of Yemen Lloyd Austin 10/17/2024 Israel lets 50 aid trucks into northern Gaza after US threat to curb arms deliveries Lloyd Austin 10/17/2024 Strikes against the Houthis in Western Yemen were carried out by B-2 “Spirit” Strategic Stealth Bombers flown from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri |
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