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This thread is only a fraction of what I've seen & what people told me in Sagaing, Myanmar.
If any editors would be interested in any stories about Sagaing, the people, fighters, refugees, war crimes, drone units etc, or if anyone know of any editors who might, my DMs are open!
Unboxing videos when you're an influencer fighting in the armed resistance of Myanmar 🇲🇲
No cloths, limited-edition toys, or cosmetics, but brand new radios.
source: facebook.com/share/v/1Jn3FPy…
Serbia 🇷🇸: packed streets in Belgrade tonight.
Tonight and tomorrow the Student List is organising a final show of mass support ahead of Sunday's general elections.
Serbia 🇷🇸: thousands of Belgrade residents gathered in the streets to receive the marching students with a heroes' welcome.
Serbia 🇷🇸: Filip Karađorđević, hereditary prince of the former Yugoslavia monarchy seems to be a supporter of the Student List as well.
He was spotted in Belgrade tonight together with his wife Danica, welcoming the students.
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When Op. 4926 was declared pro-junta outlets were already celebrating the impending conquest of Rakhine state, but a month later the offensive has been an absolute failure.
My latest for @WarFrontsWeekly on the failed junta offensive in Myanmar 🇲🇲 fronts.co/article/how-the-my…
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🇱🇾🇹🇷 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 | 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝗣𝗗 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘆–𝗟𝗡𝗔 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
For over a year, The Geopolitical Desk has been at the forefront of reporting on the growing relationship between Turkey and eastern Libya’s LNA.
From Saddam Haftar’s diplomatic breakthroughs and Ankara’s changing priorities in Tripoli to Greece’s attempts to counter Turkish influence, our reporting has followed a geopolitical realignment that culminated in Libya’s historic parliamentary vote on 20 October.
Here’s a look back at seven key articles that tracked this shift. 🧵👇
Russia 🇷🇺: a Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed outside of a military cemetery in Kaliningrad today during a military ceremony.
Both pilots reportedly ejected in time and survived the crash.
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A Yemeni mother carries her daughter’s body on her back after the #Houthis killed the girl and her elderly father in Al-Adan village, Sabr district, #Taiz. They also targeted the ambulance that arrived to recover the victims. via @FaresALhemyari
Before going to Venezuela 🇻🇪 to report on the latest anti-Maduro protests in Caracas you often learn this map by heart to know where to run to if the Colectivos decide to show up.
American communist joins private unit of de-facto Chechen aristocrat who robs his people every day and flaunts his wealth through golden guns, Tesla cybertrucks, race horses and freaking golden mansions.
But muh, is anti-NATO.
🚨🇷🇺 Over the past three weeks I signed my Russian Ministry of Defense contract and passed an intense and grueling military training course covering everything from trench warfare and reconnaissance to combat medicine and explosives. I am HONORED to have passed all the qualifications and tests to join the elite Russian Ministry of Defense AXMAT Spetsnaz unit as the FIRST American and Western citizen ever accepted into the unit. I have also made history as the first ever elected US official to join a foreign military, in this case, the Russian military, while still holding political office. On the day I departed the training camp, I was honored to be taken to personally greet the commander of AXMAT Spetsnaz, Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of the Chechen Republic, Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic, and Hero of the Lugansk People’s Republic, Lieutenant General Apti Aronovich Alaudinov.
I want to personally thank President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; Leader of the Chechen Republic and General of the Russian Army, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov; Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrey Removich Belousov; Lieutenant General and Commander of AXMAT Spetsnaz, Apti Aronovich Alaudinov; and all the amazing and professional instructors from PMC Wagner Group, other Spetsnaz units, VDV, and other units of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
АХМАТ СИЛА — РОССИЯ МОЩЬ
БОГ ЕДИН — АЛЛАХУ АКБАР!
Iran calling on its neighbor to resolve disputed hijab laws through dialogue.....
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has called for the hijab issue in Azerbaijan to be resolved through mutual understanding and respect for religious rights, as pro-government media in Azerbaijan criticised Turkey’s response to the issue.
🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/iran-says-it-is…
Haftar's overhaul towards Turkey is a clear break with the interests of the Israel-UAE interests in the region.
One wonders whether this will also effect weapon flows from Libya to the RSF in Sudan.
Israel strongly condemns the decision of the Libyan House of Representatives to ratify the Maritime Jurisdiction Memorandum between Turkey and Libya.
This agreement infringes upon the sovereign rights of our close allies in the region.
Regretfully, once again we see Turkey working to destabilise the east Mediterranean region.
Haven't the people of Africa suffered enough as it is?
FT Exclusive: Insiders expect Emirati minister of state Lana Nusseibeh to enter the race to succeed António Guterres as UN secretary-general as early as this week. Who are the leading contenders for the top job? ft.trib.al/8CQAQAk
And this was the town of Stara Pazova the night before. The students are in high spirit for Sunday's vote, ready for the biggest political upheaval in Serbia 🇷🇸 since the early 2000s
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As countries across Latin America deepen their ties with this new version of Chavismo, remarkably little has changed in Venezuela to justify the rapprochement. Diosdado Cabello, a longtime Chavista figure associated with years of human rights abuses, remains interior minister. Rodríguez's brother, Jorge, heads the National Assembly. The new defense minister previously led the intelligence service and has been sanctioned by the United States, Canada and the European Union over repression under his command.
The human rights group Foro Penal still counted 344 political prisoners in September, and there is still no established timetable for elections. Ten months after the U.S. operation to capture Maduro, the main obstacle to democratization is now the political and institutional system that has survived him.
responsiblestatecraft.org/ve…
