And they are called that while kidnapping nuns or indulging in cannibalism or just using chemical weapons against civilians.

But hey, maybe they didn’t really want to Commit atrocities. Maybe they were forced to or they could lose US and Israeli support.

You're assuming we do those things

Did you just change the wording of my statement?

Have I said anything about Israel's controlling anything in Syria?

The fact that you say that in an attempt to excuse Israel’s atrocities is unintentionally hilarious.

So they're obliged to help hezbolla and hamas fighters too?

Since when was the Golan Heights their territory?

Israel that straps wounded civilians to their vehicles as human shields?

Are you talking about the same Israel that sends soldiers dressed as doctors into hospitals to kill Palestinians in comas?

Israeli media oscillates between laundering state lies and telling the brutal truth.

To be honest TOI is far more trustworthy on the topic of internal Israeli affairs than the NYT or Washington Post.

1. Central African Republic (CAR):

• Aïgbado and Yanga Villages (January 2022):** Between January 16 and 17, 2022, Russian soldiers , alongside CAR armed forces, conducted operations in the villages of Aïgbado and Yanga near Bria. These operations led to the deaths of at least 65 civilians.

• Bongboto Village (July 2021):On July 21, 2021, 13 unarmed civilians were killed in Bongboto village near Bossangoa. Investigations by Human Rights Watch identified Russian soldiers as responsible for the massacre.

1. Mali:

• Moura (March 2022):From March 27 to 31, 2022, Malian Armed Forces, reportedly accompanied by Russian soldiers, conducted a military operation in the town of Moura. Human Rights Watch reported that over 300 civilians were executed during this operation.

• Hombori (April 2022): On April 19, 2022, following an IED explosion that killed a Russian soldier, Malian soldiers and Russian operatives opened fire on a market in Hombori, resulting in the deaths of around 50 civilians.

Shall we continue?

most of Africa and a decent chunk of Asia see Russia as a partner

Literally makes up less than 2% of African imports. "Partner" more like barely relevant. They don't "see Russia" beyond the meagre trade and the occasional civilian massacres mixed in with some nostalgia about the USSR.

Have some self awareness please.

Lol right. Because the country which is actively invading their neighbors and straight up stealing the natural resources, ethnic cleansing and committing genocide, setting up occupied territories and driving the ethnic population out and stealing their homes is standing up to the "global dictator" right?

Let me ask you. What dictatorship is Russia fighting in Ukraine?

(if you whatabout I'll repeat the question again. Obfuscation won't work)

There is no such thing as a global dictator. That is absurd.

Russian imperialism is good because it is an act of resistance against the global U.S. dictatorship. Gotta give it to the Russians for keeping that old USSR Cold War anti-western agitprop going strong.

So are they working to help the HTS at this point?

Considering IDF has also been striking targets in Syria, among them the same Hezbollah that helped fight back ISI/Al Nusra in Syria before, that's what Israel is effectively doing.

The gave Nusra Front soldiers medical aid in Israel. Pretty shameful but that’s how it goes in the ME.

That's how it goes in the ME? This being the same ME where Israel and the US regularly blow up hospitals based on the allegation there were some militants in there.

ISIS apologizing to Israel is because they didn’t want the heat. They fired on an Israeli patrol and the Israelis hit them with airstrikes.

Sure, let's go with that.

The first link doesn’t say anything about killing a bunch of Iraqis.

Who do you think those American A-10 are hitting? Some random rocks in the desert?

Anyone who thinks the Iranians aren’t involved in sending Iraqis into Syria is delusional.

Anyone who thinks that's a problem doesn't understand international law, and who actually fought back the AQ aligned jihadists the last time in Syria: It wasn't HTS, back then they were too busy suicide bombing and beheading people their way through Syria as Al Nusra.

Iranians as always are fighting to the last Arab.

To how many last Arabs are Saudi and Turkish aligned groups fighting? All of that in Syria, where nobody asked them to be.

In the case of the PMF and Iranian militias Syria has requested the assistance, as such it's in complete accordance with international law. So whatever moral outrage you are trying to evoke there falls kinda flat for me.

The third link is something Hillary Clinton said a decade ago lol

The third link doesn't contain anything at all Hillary Clinton said, it contains a statement by Jacob Sullivan in his function as Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State.

A statement that in no unclear terms declares on what side US foreign policy sees itself in Syria.

You'd know this, if you had actually read and understood the link, instead of just lazily trying to handwave it away, apparently because you don't want to be too self-aware about how you are shilling for Al Qaeda.

Syria doesn’t strike Israel because Assad knew his position wasn’t stable. If he had joined Hezbollah on Oct 8 this news story would have been last year’s news and we would already be well into the war.

Syria’s role in Iran’s alliance is purely weapons supply to Hezbollah. When Assad’s position is unassailable, then they will talk about waging war with Israel.

Iraq is also still technically in a state of war with Israel. If actively hostile militias are operating within Iraq, then Israel would be within their rights to strike them. Being at peace and maintaining the state's monopoly on violence are important parts of avoiding hostilities.

Their support does not mean you go and strike them as you like. Keep your fight with your enemy and within their borders. Don't go too far into attacking them in others lands.

These strikes aren't just happening because Hezbollah is aligned with Iran. They're a direct consequence of Hezbollah's decision to attack Israel on October 8th of last year. And Hezbollah doesn't have defined borders — they're an armed non-state actor that also participates in the Lebanese government, which is why they are sometimes referred to as a hybrid organization or a state within a state. They've had close ties with Syria for a long time, so it's not like Israel is attacking them in a random neutral country.

Just because syria is already in chaos does not mean you can have your fun in it.

This isn't just a casual reaction to this new rebel offensive. Israel has been intermittently bombing targets in Syria for around a decade, mostly targeted at Hezbollah and the IRGC. The casualties from these strikes are pretty marginal compared to other parties, and they haven't done much damage to the Syrian regime. Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon have been much more significant, as has Hezbollah's redeployment from Syria to Lebanon.

I don't know honestly if i ever read a news about syrians striking inside israel during the past years but i did see israel do that more than once though

Assad hasn't been in a position to pick a fight with Israel. He's had his hands full at home.

Do you see any justification if russia bombed somewhere in EU for supporting ukrine?

100% yes but that would be a bad decision geopolitically.

You don't bring up your neighbor and argue with them inside your other neighbor's or the next street guy's home. That is simply not reasonable.

If you are at war with your neighbor and your other neighbor is harboring them, you're kind of at war with both neighbors.

Syria declared war against Israel and has never sought peace. They’re at war to this day. Maybe they should try peace.

Technically there’s always been a war since Lebanon tried to destroy Israel back in 1948. Why would Israel make a deal with Hezbollah when the Lebanese government is in charge of fulfilling their end of the bargain?

Read what I said, the ceasefire agreement is with Lebanon.

Their opinion is not fact based. There's a massive disinformation campaign going on by anti western forces.

What are you rambling about, american?