[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@evacool_](/creator/twitter/evacool_) "The bottom line: It can be said that after this escalation the negotiation process between the Syrian administration and the Israeli government will face at least a temporary halt. As was conveyed to Damascus Israels demand for the withdrawal of Syrian military presence from southern Syria by the end of the summer is unlikely to be rejected by Al-Sharaa but he will try to complicate the process further. Yes Israel has managed to impose its will in Suwayda but the cost of this move could be high if Damascus chooses to release jihadi groups in southern Syria. Netanyahu must ask himself after"  [@evacool_](/creator/x/evacool_) on [X](/post/tweet/1947021477653492164) 2025-07-20 19:51:08 UTC 12.6K followers, 3358 engagements "In August 2023 while everyone had accepted Assad's victory over his people with the support of Iran its militias and Russia Suwayda Governorate rose up declaring its break from Assads authority. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri emerged as a representative and leader of this popular movement. The demonstrators demanded the withdrawal of Syrian security forces and declared for the Syrian revolutions call for the downfall of the Assad regime. Al-Hijri who had been a supporter of Assad in previous years and had met with him several times personally chose to change his position ignite protests that seemed"  [@evacool_](/creator/x/evacool_) on [X](/post/tweet/1947017363444150370) 2025-07-20 19:34:47 UTC 12.6K followers, 3556 engagements "Thread 🧵 About nine days ago tensions in the Druze-majority province of Suwayda in southern Syria began to escalate into street fighting clashes and Israeli military activity threatening to assassinate interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and destroying the Syrian General Staff building. This dangerous escalation did not begin on July XX but rather has precedents and consequences. A geopolitical reading of the escalation in the Syrian province of Suwayda. 1/"  [@evacool_](/creator/x/evacool_) on [X](/post/tweet/1947015105645826161) 2025-07-20 19:25:49 UTC 12.6K followers, 21K engagements "In late 2016 Assad regime forces supported by Russian warplanes and multinational militias affiliated with the IRGC gained complete control of the strategic city of Aleppo in northern Syria. After this important victory Assad turned his attention to southern Syria where the provinces of Daraa and Quneitra were largely controlled by the Syrian armed opposition supported by the MOC room which did not pose any threat to northern Israel. Assad and his allies were certain that any major military operation in these two provinces would require coordination and a green light from the Israeli"  [@evacool_](/creator/x/evacool_) on [X](/post/tweet/1947016845740888564) 2025-07-20 19:32:44 UTC 12.6K followers, 3036 engagements "Over time amidst the tense atmosphere in southern Lebanon Israel's preoccupation with Iran's nuclear program coupled with the Democratic administration in the White House the plan to secure southern Syria remained unupdated. While the eyes of the IDF and its intelligence were directed towards the Lebanese border Hamas launched the attacks of October X which redefined the balance of influence in the region. One of its most important results was the lifting of support for the Assad regime and its fall on December X. Ahmed al-Sharaa the former jihadist and leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham took"  [@evacool_](/creator/x/evacool_) on [X](/post/tweet/1947017756928286918) 2025-07-20 19:36:21 UTC 12.6K followers, 2454 engagements "In the first weeks of his leadership of the Syrian state Al-Sharaa chose to avoid addressing the issue of southern Syria but the clashes in the Druze-majority Jaramana area in the Damascus countryside brought back the Israeli threats to the Syrian administration to the forefront. The Israeli side sent clear messages to the new Syrian administration that it would not allow any infringement on the security of the Druze in Syria. Indeed the Israeli Air Force carried out several raids against military sites belonging to the Syrian army. This threat prompted Al-Sharaa to search for a way out of"  [@evacool_](/creator/x/evacool_) on [X](/post/tweet/1947018175243268264) 2025-07-20 19:38:01 UTC 12.6K followers, 2815 engagements
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"The bottom line: It can be said that after this escalation the negotiation process between the Syrian administration and the Israeli government will face at least a temporary halt. As was conveyed to Damascus Israels demand for the withdrawal of Syrian military presence from southern Syria by the end of the summer is unlikely to be rejected by Al-Sharaa but he will try to complicate the process further. Yes Israel has managed to impose its will in Suwayda but the cost of this move could be high if Damascus chooses to release jihadi groups in southern Syria. Netanyahu must ask himself after"
@evacool_ on X 2025-07-20 19:51:08 UTC 12.6K followers, 3358 engagements
"In August 2023 while everyone had accepted Assad's victory over his people with the support of Iran its militias and Russia Suwayda Governorate rose up declaring its break from Assads authority. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri emerged as a representative and leader of this popular movement. The demonstrators demanded the withdrawal of Syrian security forces and declared for the Syrian revolutions call for the downfall of the Assad regime. Al-Hijri who had been a supporter of Assad in previous years and had met with him several times personally chose to change his position ignite protests that seemed" @evacool_ on X 2025-07-20 19:34:47 UTC 12.6K followers, 3556 engagements
"Thread 🧵 About nine days ago tensions in the Druze-majority province of Suwayda in southern Syria began to escalate into street fighting clashes and Israeli military activity threatening to assassinate interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and destroying the Syrian General Staff building. This dangerous escalation did not begin on July XX but rather has precedents and consequences. A geopolitical reading of the escalation in the Syrian province of Suwayda. 1/" @evacool_ on X 2025-07-20 19:25:49 UTC 12.6K followers, 21K engagements
"In late 2016 Assad regime forces supported by Russian warplanes and multinational militias affiliated with the IRGC gained complete control of the strategic city of Aleppo in northern Syria. After this important victory Assad turned his attention to southern Syria where the provinces of Daraa and Quneitra were largely controlled by the Syrian armed opposition supported by the MOC room which did not pose any threat to northern Israel. Assad and his allies were certain that any major military operation in these two provinces would require coordination and a green light from the Israeli" @evacool_ on X 2025-07-20 19:32:44 UTC 12.6K followers, 3036 engagements
"Over time amidst the tense atmosphere in southern Lebanon Israel's preoccupation with Iran's nuclear program coupled with the Democratic administration in the White House the plan to secure southern Syria remained unupdated. While the eyes of the IDF and its intelligence were directed towards the Lebanese border Hamas launched the attacks of October X which redefined the balance of influence in the region. One of its most important results was the lifting of support for the Assad regime and its fall on December X. Ahmed al-Sharaa the former jihadist and leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham took" @evacool_ on X 2025-07-20 19:36:21 UTC 12.6K followers, 2454 engagements
"In the first weeks of his leadership of the Syrian state Al-Sharaa chose to avoid addressing the issue of southern Syria but the clashes in the Druze-majority Jaramana area in the Damascus countryside brought back the Israeli threats to the Syrian administration to the forefront. The Israeli side sent clear messages to the new Syrian administration that it would not allow any infringement on the security of the Druze in Syria. Indeed the Israeli Air Force carried out several raids against military sites belonging to the Syrian army. This threat prompted Al-Sharaa to search for a way out of" @evacool_ on X 2025-07-20 19:38:01 UTC 12.6K followers, 2815 engagements