[IsraelTimes] Pentagon welcomes remarks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader, but stresses ‘actions have to meet words as well’; US defense chief urges ‘close consultation’ with Israel on Syria
Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, told Rooters Wednesday that the jihadist group he leads, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
(HTS), is working with international organizations to secure possible sites where chemical weapons
...have not been used since WWI except for in Iraq, by the late, unlamented Saddam Hussein and in Syria, but really, honest, not by the Syrian government. And in Germany in WWII, but that was against civilians. Lots of them, just one of many reasons Hitler's also late and unlamented...
may be located.
Whatever’s left after the IDF finally finishes ongoing bombing runs, anyway HTS, which is rooted in al-Qaeda’s Syria branch but has in recent years sought to moderate its image, had already said that it will not use those weapons under any circumstances.
Shaara said in a written statement shared exclusively with Rooters by his office that the group is now working to "dissolve the security forces of the previous regime and close the notorious prison," where the government of toppled dictator Bashir al-Assad is estimated to have held tens of thousands of detainees.
He reiterated that he will form a government of technocrats. The current transitional government is set to rule until March 2025, according to a statement by his group.
The Pentagon, in response, said the US welcomes his comments about securing potential chemical weapons sites, but cautioned that "actions have to meet words as well."
Golani’s comments came as Israel has carried out massive strikes targeting the Assad regime’s military assets, including chemical weapons sites, amid fears that former Syrian army weaponry could fall into the hands of hostile forces in the country, as well as the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Leb
...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
A monitor of the Syrian civil war reported fresh Israeli Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM! ...
s on Wednesday that targeted Assad-linked sites in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus.
"Israeli warplanes launched air strikes" targeting "military sites" including "the Latakia port" as well as warehouses in neighboring Tartus province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that "Israeli warplanes continue to destroy what remains of Syria’s military arsenal for the fourth consecutive day since the fall of the former regime."
Good job, Israel! Meanwhile,
...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck slipped the habañero into the roasted jalapeño...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Israeli counterpart Israel Katz during a phone call Wednesday that it was important for the United States and Israel to be in close consultation over events unfolding in Syria, the Pentagon said.
Uh huh. Sure. Austin told Katz that Washington was monitoring developments in Syria and that it backed a peaceful, inclusive political transition, according to the Pentagon. He added that the US would continue its mission to prevent the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
murderous Moslem group from reestablishing a safe haven in Syria.
"Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of close consultation between the United States and Israel on events in Syria," the Pentagon said.
The Pentagon also said that Austin discussed with Katz attempts to secure Israeli hostages in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
and urged Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in the Paleostinian enclave where Israel’s military is fighting against Hamas
 ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
, whose terror attack on October 7, 2023, sparked the ongoing war. 
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