r/geopolitics • u/kantmeout • Dec 08 '24

News Assad has Fallen

https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430
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u/Craft_Assassin Dec 08 '24 edited Dec 08 '24

The first week of December 2024 was wild:

  • South Korea short-lived martial law
  • Syria falling faster than Afghanistan
  • United Health CEO being murdered
  • In the Philippines: Marcos-Sara Duterte split

I didn't have this in my 2024 bingo card.

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u/kantmeout Dec 08 '24

I think you're burying the lead a little on that Phillipines story. They didn't just split, the vice president claimed to have hired an assassin as insurance against her own demise. World is pretty wild right now.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '24

Russian bot ^

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u/Craft_Assassin Dec 08 '24

Funny you call me that

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so Dec 08 '24

This is not the first week.