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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dralley on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:17AM (#42356942)
Hamas attacked Israel the day after the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war. While the October 7th attack may have benefitted Russia indirectly (temporarily at least), it's not particularly likely that Russia played any role in making it happen.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dismalaf on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:30AM (#42357009)
There's a lot of evidence that Russia was probably involved in Oct 7. They're certainly cozy with Hamas...

https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-visits-its-closest-frien...

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dralley on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:40AM (#42357076)
There's nothing in there that particularly suggests that they promted the attack. But of course they capitalized as best they could off of the distraction.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dismalaf on Sunday December 08, 2024 @10:09AM (#42357554)
I mean, plausible deniability is a cornerstone of Russia's hybrid warfare against the west... They want us to feel and "know" they did it while not being able to 100% prove it...
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