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#TurkeyWatch🇹🇷: Today, on Turkey’s Republic Day, Pres. Erdoğan declared the coming years the “TURKISH CENTURY." Erdoğan boasted that Turkey continues to move “from success to success.”
ERDOĞAN = HOT AIR.
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Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil in breach of a court travel ban, reaching Miami via Argentina and Ecuador. Reports link the escape to Argentine President Milei’s circle and a wealthy unnamed intermediary. Trump’s administration promised visas for his family.
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#TurkeyWatch🇹🇷: Pres. Erdoğan = CENSORSHIP
Turkey ranks an ABYSMAL 163rd out of 180 countries in @RSFinter’s 2026 World Press Freedom Index.
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The #US warns Gulf states to prepare for possible new strikes on #Iran after the Nov. 3 midterms, as Washington reinforces its military presence in the region.
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Iran created a secret network of military agencies to import at least $2 billion in hardware, explosives and heavy-duty trucks since January 2025, evading both the US naval blockade and Western sanctions, a Reuters investigation found reut.rs/3UNGyfk
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Syria - on the highway connecting Damascus with Homs, an airstrike struck a vehicle of the Syrian Government Forces killing all three occupants.
Remnants of an US made hellfire missile have been found at the site.
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Today a group of 80-100 Kurdish IDPs from Tell Abyad/Gire Spi visited the District administration (36.688206, 38.945825). This was reportedly to submit documents proving ownership of stolen properties rather than an organized return convoy. Soon after a mob assembled outside the compound and began torching the IDPs' cars, trapping them inside. ISF later deployed reinforcements including Kobani commander Majd 'Isa al-Sheikh to return the IDPs back to Kobani
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#Update | Nearly 20 Cars Belonging to Displaced Kurdish Families Smashed and Burned in Tal Abyad Amid "Allahu Akbar" Chants, Under the Watch of HTS-led General Security Militias
#Raqqa Countryside | Tal Abyad City (Girê Spî): Individuals among the displaced mobs occupying Kurdish homes in the city of Tal Abyad smashed and set fire to roughly 20 cars belonging to displaced Kurds, pelting them with stones and sticks, amid gunfire and chants of "Allahu Akbar," all under the watch of the #HTS-led General Security militias.
According to sources, the assault took place as dozens of displaced Kurds arrived at the Tal Abyad district administration building to submit documents proving ownership of their land and properties in the city and its countryside, in preparation for reclaiming them, amid threats against some of the returnees and an almost complete absence of any security intervention to stop the attacks.
Kurdish channel Rudaw reported that dozens of Kurds remain trapped inside one of the buildings, with no confirmed information about their situation available so far.
🚨#NothernSyria | #Raqqa:Displaced Kurdish families attacked while trying to return to their homes in Tal Abyad (Gire Spi)
On Monday, 26 October 2026, displaced Kurdish families were attacked by large crowds in the city of Tal Abyad (Girê Spî) , northern Raqqa countryside, as they tried to return to their homes and villages after years of displacement. Their cars were smashed and some were set on fire, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and circulating video footage.
According to a private source cited by Rudaw, around 100 Kurdish returnees, including women and children, are besieged inside the Area Administration building in Tal Abyad, and their fate remains unknown.
This coincided with a gathering in front of the Tal Abyad area command rejecting what protesters described as the return of members of the dissolved SDF to the city.
It is worth noting that thousands of Kurdish families were displaced from Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain following the 2019 Turkish military operation, and many still face obstacles to returning and recovering their property.
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With the Syrian Flag and protected by the Syrian MoI these mobs continue to attack Kurdish IDPs.
It is yet another stark reminder of the reality in Syria - outside of the theatre for the media, attacks on Kurds by Syrian Arabs are a daily occurrence.
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The Royal Jordanian Airforce carried out a series of airstrikes against sites in the Daraa province of Syria.
The operation has been called „Jordanian Deterrence - Hamoud“ and is in response to the terror attack in Jordan’s city Al Karak in which 3 attackers attacked Jordanians of the Christian community in a church during a funeral procession, killing 9 and wounding 34 people.
In its statement, the Jordanian Airforce stated that several sites in Daraa - linked to the terrorist cell in Syria - have been struck.
One of these airstrikes has struck a house in the northeastern region Daraa (Latf village) in which 9 civilians have been killed; likely due to faulty intelligence.
In terms of coordination against terror and terroristic cells:
- There has been no coordination between the Syrian Transitional Government and the Kingdom of Jordan
- The Terror cell(s) operating in Jordan are linked to terroristic structures that continue to operate in Syria
Both of these factors are of great importance and concern.
Even though Syria has joined the coalition against ISIS and pledged to destroy the terroristic structures operating in Syria - little has been done or changed, observable by the fact that the Jordanian government retaliated that heavily against the structures in Syria and more importantly: they did not coordinate with the Syrian Government during any of these phases.
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Jordanian air force confirms it has carried out strikes in southern Syria, targeting sites it describes as “terrorist hideouts” linked to the attacks on Karak church.
Syrian state media reports there are civilians among the dead, including children
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🚨#NothernSyria | #Raqqa:Displaced Kurdish families attacked while trying to return to their homes in Tal Abyad (Gire Spi)
On Monday, 26 October 2026, displaced Kurdish families were attacked by large crowds in the city of Tal Abyad (Girê Spî) , northern Raqqa countryside, as they tried to return to their homes and villages after years of displacement. Their cars were smashed and some were set on fire, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and circulating video footage.
According to a private source cited by Rudaw, around 100 Kurdish returnees, including women and children, are besieged inside the Area Administration building in Tal Abyad, and their fate remains unknown.
This coincided with a gathering in front of the Tal Abyad area command rejecting what protesters described as the return of members of the dissolved SDF to the city.
It is worth noting that thousands of Kurdish families were displaced from Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain following the 2019 Turkish military operation, and many still face obstacles to returning and recovering their property.
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A great discussion at @SouthbankKebab this morning as SME4Labour welcomed Treasury minister @dantomlinsonmp MP for a breakfast roundtable chaired by @FeryalClark MP, bringing small businesses and policymakers together ahead of the Budget.
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Turkey’s $20 billion fund scandal sparks media crackdown as questions mount over Erdogan’s inner circle
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Reports of violence and persecution against religious and ethnic minorities in Syria are deeply concerning, and those responsible for these abuses must be held accountable.
That’s why I’ve introduced the Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities Act.
This legislation is necessary to strengthen congressional oversight, identify individuals responsible for serious human rights violations, and ensure the United States is using the tools available to hold perpetrators accountable. Protecting religious freedom and fundamental human rights must remain a priority as Syria navigates its future.
Thank you to our friends at @indefchristians, @AlawitesAAUS, and @AmericanSyriacU, for their support.
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🚨🇮🇷 IRGC UNDER FIRE! KURDISH MOUNTAINS ERUPT IN CLASHES!
Heavy fighting reportedly erupted Thursday between Kurdish militants and Iran’s IRGC, continuing into Friday around the strategic Shaho mountain range.
Iranian forces are reportedly pounding mountainous positions with heavy artillery and drones.
DECODE CONFLICT: Tehran faces another security challenge on its volatile western frontier. The scale of casualties remains unconfirmed.
#Iran #IRGC #Kurdistan
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#TurkeyWatch🇹🇷: Pres. Erdoğan accused the opposition and media of deliberately trying to destabilize Turkey’s capital markets by reporting on the $18.3 billion fund scandal.
WHAT'S ERDOGAN EXPECT THE OPPOSITION AND MEDIA TO DO? SIT ON THEIR HANDS?
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Turkish authorities have ordered access restrictions on the national and Istanbul X accounts of the Workers’ Party of Turkey @tipgenelmerkezz , a parliamentary party far from us politically, whose right to communicate freely must be respected.
Political differences cannot determine who may speak in a democracy.
With organisations documenting online censorship also facing restrictions, Europe must stand up for freedom of expression, political pluralism and the rights of opposition voices in Turkey.
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The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom said: ‘Turkey is witnessing its most severe crackdown on independent journalism since the failed coup of 2016’ ecpmf.eu/turkeys-intensifyin… 🧵
