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The long-overdue downfall of the Assad regime is now at hand.

After almost 14 gruesome years of civil war, the diverse Syrian people of all corners of the country have now finally changed the situation on the ground - by themselves.

The Kurdish SDF is coordinating with the HTS, liberating Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor province. A vital Syrian-Iraqi border crossing has been taken as Assad‘s Syrian Arab Army is in full retreat from the Northeast of the country. Previously confined to areas north of the Euphrates, the SDF has crossed the river and approaches the central desert city of Palmyra from the North. Meanwhile, US supported rebels operating from their base at Al Tanf converge on the city from the South.

In Southern Syria the Druze minority areas around Daraa and Suwayda are being liberated by once dormant rebels groups that could soon threaten Damascus from the South.

The main axis of the advance is directed at Homs which is led by the HTS. With the fall of Homs, the path to Damascus from the North would be cleared and the regime would also be effectively cut off from the Russian forces located to the West along Syria‘s coastline.

It‘s time to assist this incredible advance through the re-supply of weapons, humanitarian and economic aid, by sharing intelligence on the regime‘s positions and to neutralize any SAA defensive lines through sustained USAF arial bombardment.
Yes, you are toppling regimes and waging global war. Did you think we all missed the election in November? Americans voted to kill everyone. Yup. And you no comment. Everyone sees. Yup.Do continue and feel free - nobody is watching.
@CedricH my bad! War to the end, Americans first! No exit.
CedricH · M
@Roundandroundwego Sir, with all due respect. I don’t see how your comment relates at all to my post.
@CedricH I'd bet you can't admit to any connections anywhere, as a merica war lover.
sylvsn59 · 61-69, M
What, you think democracy will suddenly flourish, a secular government will be established? Perfect scenario for an ISIS type group again...let them keep fighting each other, its safer for us.
CedricH · M
@sylvsn59 No. It‘s not safe. Nothing about Assad is safe. More to your point, it‘s the inefficacy and the policies of the regime that have led to the flourishing of ISIS in Syria. A more competent and western-aligned government is preferable to Assad even if that government won’t be a democracy or secular.
PeterF15 · 13-15, M
I am not an expert but what if the fall of Asad regime will be followed by eruption of violence and relegious intolerance. This happened in iraq...
CedricH · M
@PeterF15 The Assad regime has been consistently marked by religious intolerance, political violence, instability and chaos. It is why this revolution is taking place.

Much will depend on how the HTS and other rebel groups are going to conduct themselves. And If they can avoid certain mistakes that were made after the downfall of Gaddafi in Libya or Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

But in the end, strategically the replacement of Assad in and of itself is its own reward.
PeterF15 · 13-15, M
@CedricH I am sorry but from what I read before the civil war Asad regime was known for religious tolerance, very rare and unique in this region...
CedricH · M
@PeterF15 Things have changed during the civil war, the prosecution or discrimination against Sunni Muslims by the regime is an undeniable fact.
TrashCat · M
Don't count your falafels'
Trump will be in office soon to help Assad
CedricH · M
@TrashCat I generally tend to be cautious when it comes to making short-term predictions but I‘ll predict that Assad will be gone by January the 20th.
TrashCat · M
@CedricH I'll set my calendar date and revisit this comment on January 20th
CedricH · M
@TrashCat Please do.
DonaldTrumpet · 70-79, M
OnEZ de JeeWZ is Safe HuNz
I could get behind that, but do you really think that the Russians are going to allow it?
CedricH · M
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP Well, if you had asked any CIA analyst back in 2022 if the Russians would allow the Ukrainians to hold a sizeable swath of the Kursk oblast, they would’ve rolled their eyes at you.

In fact, Russia is pulling back their military assets to the port of Tartus to get them out before the coastline falls into the hands of the rebels. As far as Kremlin leaks are concerned, it seems the Russian regime has intimated that it wouldn’t put up a fight to help Assad. Plus, Russia‘s air assets are not really decisive at this point anymore. The war is now being decided on the ground and the rebels have the upper hand.

Any support for them now will go a long way to create some semblance of leverage over them to assist any new government and make sure it‘s moderate in its treatment of former adversaries, women and minorities and doesn’t present a danger to Israel.

 
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