Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Chechen special forces "Akhmat" unit, met with Alexei "Serb" Milchakov, leader of the neo-Nazi sabotage and assault reconnaissance group "Rusich," to discuss their cooperation in the ongoing War in Donbas. Both shared details of the meeting on social media.

Bashar al-Assad fled Syria for Russia on Sunday, December 8th, following the collapse of his regime due to years of civil war, and economic turmoil. Bashar became Syria’s 19th president after the death of his father, Hafez-al-Assad, who had ruled the country for nearly three decades. Hafez served as president of Syria from 1971 to 2000.

Members of three Mapuche communities published a statement protesting the exploitation of grounds they consider sacred by the Arauco forestry industry, the public message they wrote sheds light on the motivations and visions of the people involved in the conflict.