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2025-07-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

41 major Syrian Arab tribes, including Aqidat, Baggara, Shammar, and Tayy, declared full mobilization against Israeli-backed al-Hijri militia; 500 toes up

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Posted by Fred 2025-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [177 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria/HTS

#1 41 major Syrian Arab tribes

That French dude thought trying to manage a country with 256 different kinds of cheese was hard. Try doing it with 41 flavors of tribal Arabs! It's like a Baskin-Robbins of grievances and impulses.

"Forget it, Jake. It's Calvinball."

Posted by SteveS 2025-07-18 09:34|| 2025-07-18 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't suppose these guys could just stop killing each other for a while? Nah, silly idea.

Posted by Matt 2025-07-18 16:19|| 2025-07-18 16:19|| Front Page Top

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