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It's not surprising that Qatar is interested in picking up Rosneft's assets in Germany, given their existing strong ties with Russia. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, already owns nearly 19% of Rosneft’s shares, a stake they acquired back in 2016. This move was a significant step in bolstering economic connections between Russia and Qatar. If this deal goes through, it could further deepen those ties and give Qatar even more influence in Europe's energy sector.

 

On June 29, Russian forces brought in military reinforcements to Al-Izaah base, six kilometers west of Kobani, which they established on June 13, after it was evacuated years ago. The reinforcements arrived from Sarrin Airport in Aleppo countryside, to be transported by land to the base. The reinforcements include weapons, ammunition, military vehicles and dozens of soldiers.

 

Just Kurds or also Ukrainian forces in Syria giving them a hard time?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Since it's written right after the mention of their drug trade, I'm guessing it's about Hezbollah's drug trade with ISIS https://www.phc.edu/intelligencer/hezbollahs-drug-deal-with-isis

Maybe also related to the Assad regime's use of ISIS as a tool against the Druze.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/insight-suwaydas-position-syrian-situation

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

It hit an area where people do not serve in the IDF.

This was generally true before the Syrian civil war. Things have changed since.
Haaretz article about it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nine-people-killed-rocket-hits-football-pitch-israeli-occupied-golan-israel-2024-07-27/

Speaking with reporters at Majdal Shams, Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that forensics showed the rocket was an Iranian-made Falaq-1.

Hezbollah had earlier announced firing a Falaq-1 missile on Saturday, saying it had targeted an Israeli military headquarters.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Druze serve in the IDF.

Edit: Although it's true that Druze in the Golan are different than the rest of the Druze in Israel, in that some of them don't serve.

Either way: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nine-people-killed-rocket-hits-football-pitch-israeli-occupied-golan-israel-2024-07-27/

Speaking with reporters at Majdal Shams, Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that forensics showed the rocket was an Iranian-made Falaq-1.

Hezbollah had earlier announced firing a Falaq-1 missile on Saturday, saying it had targeted an Israeli military headquarters.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

IDF draft laws only apply to Jews, and male Druze and Circassians.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Israel
Bedouins, etc. serve voluntarily.

And from the Wikipedia page, it seems like it's not all, but a majority that refer to themselves in that way.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

How you managed to draw this conclusion from your previous statement, is a mystery to me.

A state that is currently glorifying Nazi collaborators will automatically be dismissed as hostile to Jews and to Israel. Any action of theirs in related matters is therefore irrelevant.
Unless they have a different goal. Like getting closer to states like Iran.

And since you mentioned Nazi collaborations, I'll say the following. I noticed that the sources you provided the one is Zionist and the other Polish, and both collaborated with Nazis for sure.

How is that relevant to news sources?
I was pointing out that Armenia is currently glorifying a Nazi collaborator, building statues of him and calling him a hero. Not in the past.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They also know what collaborating with the Nazis is like.

Nazi collaborator monuments in Armenia

How Armenia’s glorification of a Nazi collaborator has gone unnoticed

So I don't think Armenia's decision will have much of an effect. Maybe other countries.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

I mean.. It's even in the name there. RAF is Royal Air Force.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

a case of an anti-semitic doctor who praises terrorists and flouts a visa ban, isn't enough to declare some of the most democratic countries in the world "not democratic".
here's one of the articles by him in arabic praising a terrorist who murdered a rabbi.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

fair enough.
added some, will add more later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

plenty of israelis criticize israel all the time.
the existance of media groups like haaretz and 972 in israel, which criticize israel all the time are a good example.
the massive protests are another.

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