• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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      5 days ago

      If Russia and Syria are allies why is the US bombing there? Probably because Russia can’t because their military is both broke and broken.

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        Russia was aligned with the old regime fighting ISIS and various Islamists offshoots. Russia isn’t aligned with the current regime that was founded by people who lead ISIS at one point and other offshoots. The US is now aligned with these people, which isn’t a that surprising considering they’ve always been fighting both sides.

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          Al Sharaa comes from Al Nusra, not ISIS. His coalition that overthrew Assad was backed by Turkey, while Assads backer Russia was ‘occupied elsewhere’