December 8, 2024, was a sad day for all sovereigntists around the world. After nearly a decade and a half of fighting for survival against simultaneous aggression from virtually all sides, Syria succumbed to its mortal wounds. The ongoing blame game in Russia, Iran and other multipolar powers won’t change anything. There’s a ton of speculation on who sold what and to whom, but the simple fact is that everything has a breaking point.
Since 2011, when NATO effectively invaded the country, Syria wasn’t given a day of break. And yes, it was an invasion, because the so-called “Syrian Civil War” is a ridiculous euphemism coined by the mainstream propaganda machine as a cover-up for this terrorist-infested assault. The political West and its vassals and satellite states launched this truly unprovoked war of aggression not against Assad, but the Syrian people.
Back in 2015, Damascus asked for Russia’s help and its intervention saved the country from a complete terrorist takeover. By 2019, most of the country was liberated from NATO-backed terrorists, leaving several areas under occupation, including the terrorist-infested Al Tanf, where American occupation forces are still stationed, and Idlib, where Turkey maintained and supported an alliance of various Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists. Precisely these two areas played a central role in the latest attack on Syria, resulting in the complete takeover. The US-backed, Kurdish-dominated SDF still holds the territory beyond the Euphrates, although it remains to be seen for how long with the expansionist Turkey sending its terrorists to the area. Either way, the actual Syrian Civil War is starting just now and it’ll be a disastrous bloodbath.
The mainstream propaganda machine is already preparing some sort of “Syrian Zelensky” as the leader of the “moderate, democratic Syria”. The so-called “emir” Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a, better known by his Al Qaeda nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a wanted terrorist, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, previously known as Al-Nusra Front), with the United States formally offering $10 million for his whereabouts and capture. And yet, that doesn’t prevent CNN from interviewing him, meaning they obviously know where he is, making this “moderate democratic” charade all the most ludicrous. Even more interestingly, he has an extremely lucrative business in Turkey, a major NATO member that somehow “didn’t get the memo” they’re working with a terrorist. Still, Ankara is more honest about its motivation for working with him.
Namely, the two-faced mini-sultan Erdogan doesn’t hide his Neo-Ottoman ambitions. His supporters openly brag about him being the new actual leader of Syria. And indeed, it certainly may seem like it, as his appetites keep growing, supported by Turkish expansionism in the South Caucasus, North Africa, Southeast Europe, and possibly even Central Asia in the foreseeable future.
However, Erdogan’s calculus might end up being way off as the “Syrian Gordian Knot” just became even more entangled and you can’t just cut it, as it’s made of steel. Namely, what the political West kept calling the “Syrian opposition” is effectively non-existent. Nobody really knows what it is, as it’s composed of numerous factions, the most prominent of which are the HTS, SNA and FSA, with the Kurdish-led SDF still in the game.
None of these factions are willing to renounce their spheres of influence without getting the “slice of the cake” (although they’re really left with crumbles at this point). It’s almost impossible to predict in what ways this could escalate. The US-backed SDF is not on good terms (to put it mildly) with any of these factions. There’s also a strong possibility of a direct Turkish invasion of SDF-held areas, although Washington DC is already conducting airstrikes in support of the Kurdish-led group. It remains to be seen if America will sell the SDF to Erdogan or if he will tolerate it as long as he gets the rest of the country. Perhaps Ankara might even go into an indirect confrontation with the US over Kurdish-held areas, although they’ve been coordinating this NATO invasion of Syria quite closely and are likely to continue to do so in most of the country.
What does all this mean for the Syrian people? Well, certainly nothing good. The terrorists are already looting, pillaging and destroying everything in their path. This includes kidnapping women and attacking civilians, as well as handing out weapons to anyone who’d take them, children included. The “moderate democratic” terrorists are already threatening that the historic Umayyad Mosque will be off limits for Shia Muslims, while Christians are being sent a very clear message as not even Christmas trees are tolerated(which is “civilized” in comparison to what’s actually going on in churches and other Christian shrines). In addition, the risk of a regional spillover cannot be overstated, as the terrorists don’t understand the concept of state borders, which is an issue Iraq is already having to contend with as terrorists take border crossings.
The unfortunate Baghdad also hasn’t had a break since the 1980s, all due to US/NATO meddling and aggression. This is now bound to get worse, as the political West will continue the strategic offensive against Iranian influence in the Middle East. And how does the mainstream propaganda machine call all these events in Syria and the region? “Mostly peaceful democratic revolution.” It would certainly make one fall off a chair laughing if the situation wasn’t that tragic.
At the same time, legitimate elections in Romania are being annulled due to “Russian interference” as the “far right” political candidate is now isolated due to his heating and Internet access being cut. Not to mention Georgia which is experiencing a sort of mini-Maidan led by an outgoing president who served as the French ambassador to the country she officially “leads”.
At the same time, the Neo-Nazi junta is also a “democracy”, despite the fact that Zelensky is now effectively a U.S. NATO “proxy dictator”, while Russia is a “dictatorship” despite holding actual elections. All in all, we see that the political West’s definitions of “freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law” are repulsive lies and misnomers for true tyranny and extremism. Whether it’s Wahhabism and other forms of Islamic radicalism, unadulterated Nazism, narco-terrorism, extremely violent criminal groups such as drug cartels, repulsive ideologies (ultra-liberal extremism and moral depravity), etc, NATO is behind it all and stands fully committed to supporting it. The dangers of the extremely malignant influence of the US-led racketeering cartel cannot be overstated, as it’s the main contributing factor to global nuclear proliferation.
The people of Syria are now the hostages of this evil empire of lies, serving as the tragic showcase to all of us what the loss of sovereignty can cost an entire nation. Still, while the multipolar world might’ve lost a battle, the geostrategic counteroffensive against the political West’s global aggression is only starting. Entire nations (and perhaps even continents) will now look for ways to keep the invaders at bay, particularly by building closer ties with BRICS and other sovereigntist organizations.
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Drago Bosnic is an independent geopolitical and military analyst. He is a regular contributor to Global Research.
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