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Losing Syria Is A 'Huge Slap In The Face' For Russia

Dec 9, 2024 | globalsecurity.org | Michael Scollon |John Pike

By Michael Scollon and Frud Bezhan December 08, 2024 When Vladimir Putin took the reins of power in a post-Soviet Russia in shambles a quarter-century ago, he immediately set about restoring Moscow's status as a global power. It took 15 years, but Russia heralded its military intervention in the Syrian civil war as proof of its return as a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.
Losing Syria Is A ‘Huge Slap In The Face’ For Russia – Analysis | Flipboard

Dec 8, 2024 | flipboard.com | Michael Scollon |Frud Bezhan

10 hours agoThe October 7 attack on Israel has now cost Iran its regional proxy forces. When Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel on October 7, 2023, he intended to deal a decisive blow against a powerful nation-state—and he succeeded. But the state his attack has devastated …
„Didelis antausis Rusijai“ - praradus Siriją, kiti režimai persvarstys ryšius su Maskva

Dec 8, 2024 | lrt.lt | Michael Scollon |Frud Bezhan

00:00 | 00:00 Kai prieš ketvirtį amžiaus Vladimiras Putinas perėmė valdžią griūvančioje posovietinėje Rusijoje, jis nedelsdamas ėmėsi atkurti Maskvos, kaip pasaulinės galybės, statusą. Ši publikacija yra LRT.lt portalo partnerio „Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty“ (RFE / RL) originalus kūrinys. Prireikė 15 metų, bet Rusija pavaizdavo savo karinę intervenciją Sirijos pilietiniame kare kaip įrodymą, kad ji vėl tapo jėga, su kuria reikia skaitytis tarptautinėje arenoje.
Humbja e Sirisë, "shuplakë e fortë" për Rusinë

Dec 8, 2024 | evropaelire.org | Michael Scollon |Frud Bezhan

Kur Vladimir Putin mori pushtetin në Rusinë post-sovjetike një çerekshekulli më parë, ai menjëherë përveshi mëngët për të rivendosur statusin e Moskës si fuqi botërore. Iu deshën 15 vjet, por Rusia njoftoi për ndërhyrjen e saj ushtarake në luftën civile siriane, si dëshmi të rikthimit të saj si forcë që nuk duhet të injorohet në skenën ndërkombëtare. Moska e përdori atë imazh për të zgjeruar ndikimin e saj në gjithë Lindjen e Mesme dhe më gjerë, si një kundërpërgjigje ndaj Perëndimit.
„O palmă uriașă pentru Putin”. Ce înseamnă pentru Rusia alungarea de la putere a lui Bashar al-Assad

Dec 8, 2024 | romania.europalibera.org | Michael Scollon |Frud Bezhan

A mai durat 15 ani până când Rusia și-a anunțat intervenția militară în războiul civil sirian ca dovadă a revenirii sale ca forță de luat în considerare pe scena internațională. Moscova a profitat de această imagine pentru a-și extinde influența în Orientul Mijlociu și nu numai, ca o contrapondere la Occident. Acum, căderea guvernului președintelui Bashar al-Assad, un aliat-cheie al Moscovei, a dat o lovitură serioasă ambițiilor de mare putere ale Rusiei.
Gubitak Sirije je 'veliki šamar' za Rusiju

Dec 8, 2024 | slobodnaevropa.org | Michael Scollon |Frud Bezhan

Kad je prije četvrt stoljeća Vladimir Putin preuzeo vlast u postsovjetskoj Rusiji u rasulu, odmah je krenuo s vraćanjem statusa Moskve kao globalne sile. Trebalo je 15 godina, ali Rusija je najavila svoju vojnu intervenciju u sirijskom građanskom ratu kao dokaz svog povratka kao sile na koju se mora računati na međunarodnoj sceni. Moskva je iskoristila tu sliku kako bi proširila svoj utjecaj diljem Bliskog istoka i šire, kao protuteža Zapadu.
Losing Syria Is A 'Huge Slap In The Face' For Russia

Dec 8, 2024 | flipboard.com | Michael Scollon

8 hours ago'There are 900 U.S. troops stationed there': Experts outraged after Trump's latest commentDonald Trump on Saturday declared that the U.S. "should have nothing to do with" fighting in Syria, prompting outrage among some experts.
Losing Syria Is A 'Huge Slap In The Face' For Russia

Dec 8, 2024 | rferl.org | Michael Scollon |Frud Bezhan

When Vladimir Putin took the reins of power in a post-Soviet Russia in shambles a quarter-century ago, he immediately set about restoring Moscow's status as a global power. It took 15 years, but Russia heralded its military intervention in the Syrian civil war as proof of its return as a force to be reckoned with on the international stage. Moscow leveraged that image to expand its influence throughout the Middle East and beyond as a counterweight to the West.
Syrian Militants' Capture Of Key City A 'Game-Changer'

Dec 6, 2024 | rferl.org | Frud Bezhan |Steve Gutterman |Kian Sharifi |Michael Scollon

Militants have seized control of a second major city in Syria in what experts say is a turning point in the country’s 13-year civil war. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group and its allies captured the key city of Hama on December 5, just days after taking over the country’s second city, Aleppo. The lightning advance is a significant blow to President Bashar al-Assad, who has relied on key allies Iran and Russia to remain in power since the conflict erupted in 2011.
Civilians In The Crosshairs As Russia Scrambles To Stop Militant Offensive In Syria

Dec 4, 2024 | rferl.org | Steve Gutterman |Kian Sharifi |Michael Scollon |Abubakar Siddique

The footage is striking, stark -- and familiar -- from both Syria and Ukraine. In Syria’s Idlib Province, one man sprays foam on a tangle of flaming wreckage as others run down a rubble-strewn street and into a heavily damaged hospital corridor. At a camp for displaced people, a resident says he pulled the dead bodies of five people from the debris after what he says was a Russian air strike. “May God accept them as martyrs,” he said of the victims in a video filmed by the Associated Press.