Lindsey Graham says 'strong consensus' to protect Kurds as Syrian forces advance on territory
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Senator Lindsey Graham and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed urgent concern over the threat to Syrian Kurds amid advances by Syrian government forces into areas long controlled by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Graham highlighted bipartisan Senate support for protecting the Kurds, who were instrumental in defeating ISIS, while Pompeo warned against abandoning these allies. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former member of extremist groups, ordered the offensive, raising fears of violence against Kurdish populations. Kurdish representatives and U.S. officials have voiced skepticism about the Syrian government’s intentions and warned of continued instability despite ceasefire extensions.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Psalm 82:3-4
"Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."
Commentary:
When vulnerable groups like the Syrian Kurds are caught between warring powers, their fears are not theoretical—they are about survival. These verses speak plainly to the responsibility to protect the oppressed from harm. The call for justice echoes loudly when recent alliances fray and longstanding tensions rise. This region continues to display the patterns of unrest and shifting allegiances that Scripture says will mark the nations near Israel as history moves forward.
Prophetic Trend:
Instability and shifting alliances in Syria highlight ongoing prophetic patterns of vulnerability and unrest among neighboring peoples.
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Source Excerpt:
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both issued dire warnings about the pressing need to protect the endangered Syrian Kurdish population under attack by government forces in the war-torn nation.Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who earlier this month ordered his army, which reportedly has a large jihadist element in it, to conquer territory controlled for more than a decade by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF.)Writing on the social media platform X on, Graham declared, "There is strong and growing bipartisan interest in the U.S. Senate regarding the deteriorating situation in Syria. There is strong consensus that we must protect the Kurds who were there for us in destroying the ISIS caliphate, as well as many other groups."Pompeo responded to Graham’s post, stating, "Turning our backs on our Kurdish allies would be a moral and strategic disaster."CHAOS IN SYRIA SPARKS FEARS OF ISIS PRISON BREAKS AS US RUSHES DETAINEES TO IRAQThe Trump administration is facing criticism from its long-standing ally, the Syrian Kurds, who played a crucial role in the defeat of the Islamic State in the heartland of the Middle East, following a U.S. gover...
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Source: Fox News
Posted on 01-24-2026 18:34