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[mehmed beg]

Syria needs to think about moving the capital away from the south, or have a emergency team running the government from the north for security.

I think that they are pretty good at managing emergencies, maybe they should move to Aleppo.

 

[Iskander]

Syria needs to think about moving the capital away from the south, or have a emergency team running the government from the north for security.

Damascus is the oldest capital. Moving the capital to Aleppo would be tantamount to inviting

Netanyahu recently gave a television interview, and as he stood up to leave, he was asked one final question: "Do you believe in the Torah, where God promised the Jews a land within the known geography?" After a long, dramatic pause, Netanyahu smiled and replied, "I do."

In a similar situation, the Kazakhs did the opposite: when the Russians began openly asserting their claims to Kazakhstan's northern territories, the Kazakhs moved the capital from Almaty, the country's southernmost city, to Astana, the current capital, located 1,000 km north, closer to Russia.

 

[Huelague]

Why Mazlum Abdi meets on MSC (Munich Security Council) with German counterparts?

 

[Lool]

Why Mazlum Abdi meets on MSC (Munich Security Council) with German counterparts?

Germany and the USA were indirectly threatening both Turkey and Al-Sharaa and his govt by saying that the PKK/SDF arent alone and that not only Israel, but also Germany, France, and the US will protect the PKK

They were even given same level of respect/recognition as the Syrian foreign minister even though they are the losers of the recent war and have no official positions whatsoever.

 

[Shtr]

Why Mazlum Abdi meets on MSC (Munich Security Council) with German counterparts?

They think that they have not not lost yet. He clearly stated about independent and autonomous area in his speech.

 

[Huelague]

Germany and the USA were indirectly threatening both Turkey and Al-Sharaa and his govt by saying that the PKK/SDF arent alone and that not only Israel, but also Germany, France, and the US will protect the PKK

They were even given same level of respect/recognition as the Syrian foreign minister even though they are the losers of the recent war and have no official positions whatsoever.

I have my doubts about US position.

 

[Lool]

Recent news/rumors in Syria
🔺️The SDF has gone full psycho it seems. The SDF since 2 weeks have been carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign within the Hasakah governorate with the main aim being expelling the Arabs from their homes and forcefully creating a kurdish-majority region by force! This is done by initiating a seige that literally prevents transportation, food, medicine, and services etc from going through between villages
for those who dont know, Hasakah city is mainly kurdish (around 65%). However, if you include all the surrounding villages/towns in Hasakah governorate, the Arabs become a majority with a staggering 70%.
The SDF/PKK wanna create a demographic change to enforce the Syrian govt to accept a kurdsih leadership, democratically in the worst case (as there will be no Arabs to vote against them)
🔺️As for the Syrian govt side, they are initiating utmost silence probably to avoid pissing the US during a time when a rumored deal for the Syrian govt to enter Suwaydah is on the horizon composed of having Al-Hijri and his commanders exiled to a third-party state
🔺️There are also rumors that Israel may begrudgingly sign a ceasefire deal within 3 months as long as no "unforseen" circumstances happen

The Syrian govt is playing a dangerous game rn; if they lose the bet they are making, hasakah governorate will overturn from being 70% arab to less than 30% arab at the current rate. Moreoverl according to many sources, the SDF has already cleared many neighbourhoods in Hasakah city from Arabs

 

[OPTIMUS]

Itai Anghel

Israeli correspondent and filmmaker at PJAK base.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2024592058455863792

 

[Saithan]

Syria to close 2 border gates with Türkiye—here’s why​

Zeytindali border crossing seen from above. (Photo: Türkiye's Ministry of Commerce)
By Omer Ozkizilcik

February 25, 2026 12:02 PM GMT+03:00

The Syrian government has apparently decided to close two border crossings opposite Türkiye’s Hatay and Sanliurfa provinces by the end of February, citing financial reasons and the proximity of alternative gates.

According to official correspondence sent to Ankara, the Hammam crossing opposite Hatay’s Zeytindali gate and the Rasul al-Ain crossing, opposite Ceylanpinar, will cease operations due to operating costs and redundancy.

Local business representatives in Hatay reacted swiftly.

The head of the Reyhanli Chamber of Commerce warned that the decision could disrupt regional trade and further burden the already congested Cilvegozu Border Gate. Infrastructure limitations, insufficient X-ray capacity, and logistical bottlenecks, he argued, are already straining cross-border commerce. Closing Zeytindali’s counterpart, critics fear, will only increase pressure.

Yet viewing the decision solely through the lens of Turkish local trade misses the broader strategic shift underway in Syria.

Background​

The Hammam crossing was originally opened under extraordinary conditions. At the height of Russian bombardment in Idlib, it provided an alternative route to Atme and Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing, allowing access to Afrin from the west without exposure to aerial threats.

Those battlefield dynamics no longer define northern Syria. The immediate security rationale that justified multiple overlapping crossings has faded.

Similarly, the Rasul al-Ain Border Crossing was once economically indispensable. Together with Tel Abyad, it endured years of SDF-imposed isolation. For nearly seven years, access to Türkiye functioned as the region’s only economic lifeline. With the de facto blockade broken and territorial realities altered, the urgency that once justified maintaining multiple low-volume crossings has diminished.

Syrians shop outside the Umayyad Mosque in the Old City of Damascus on February 18, 2026, a day ahead of the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP Photo)

Syrian rationale​

For Damascus, border gates are not merely transit points; they are revenue-generating state assets.

Maintaining underperforming crossings demands administrative capacity, qualified personnel and financial resources—all of which are scarce in a state recovering its institutions. When alternative gates exist within 5 to 15 kilometers, keeping redundant facilities open may create inefficiency rather than resilience.


From a Syria-wide logistical perspective, the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing serves as the primary economic artery for trade with Türkiye. It provides a direct corridor into Idlib, extending southward toward Hama, Homs, and Damascus.

Further northwest, the Bab al-Salama Border Crossing links the Turkish industrial center of Gaziantep with Aleppo, Syria's primary economic hub. In contrast, the Hamam Border Crossing situated between them holds relatively little significance in the current Syrian landscape.

This move appears less like a political signal toward Ankara and more like fiscal consolidation. Syria’s interim authorities are transitioning from emergency wartime management to state-building. Rationalizing border infrastructure fits that logic.

Syria to close 2 border gates with Türkiye—here’s why - Türkiye Today

The Syrian government closed two border crossings opposite Türkiye’s Hatay and Sanlıurfa provinces by the end of February

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