The stunning fall of the Syrian regime at the hands of armed rebels has led to claims that the “blind mystic” Baba Vanga predicted the events as the beginning of World War III.
The renowned Bulgarian psychologist, who died in 1996, has long been claimed to have predicted a number of world-changing events, including the Covid pandemic, 9/11 and even the death of Princess Diana .
Syrian Islamist rebels led by the former al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) took control of Damascus this week. power offensive and overthrowing the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad.
This gave rise to new claims that Vanga, known as the “Nostradamus of the Balkans”, once predicted the following: “When Syria falls, there will be a great war between the West and the East. In the spring, conflict in the East would erupt, leading to World War III – a war that would destroy the West.
However, a Google search found no references to the alleged quote online before this month.
It appears to have first appeared in Indian media outlets before making its way to UK tabloids,
Vanga’s previous reports alleged predictions He claims to have predicted a major war in 2025, with conflict in Europe devastating the continent’s population.
However, the Syrian context appears to be new.
And there’s one small problem – like all the other quotes attributed to the 84-year-old, this one appears to be completely fabricated.
