I think you are right.My memory of Fares Shehabi during the civil war is that he was among the most gratuitously vicious of the English-speaking regime propagandists online, taking delight in every massacre and atrocity.
My memory of Fares Shehabi during the civil war is that he was among the most gratuitously vicious of the English-speaking regime propagandists online, taking delight in every massacre and atrocity.
Some reports saying that he's already got out of dodge.Egypt and Jordan have apparently asked Assad to get out of Syria and set up a government in exile.
Lister claims Assad is going to fall.
Some reports saying that he's already got out of dodge.
It still boggles the mind that he caved. How could he not know that he was past the point of no return? One of the big sliding doors moments of the 21st century so far.Just shows how fragile these dictatorships are in reality, only last year Prigozhin could have overthrown Putin by marching untouched all the way to Moscow without any resistance from within.
You can't brutalise the population the way he did and expect to rebuild, there's way too much bad blood. So many people were killed, displaced or left the country then you have all the crippling sanctions which made it even more difficult.Crazy how fast things can move, Assad got bailed out, around 5-6 years ago?
One would have thought he would learn from that, and build up a more competent and robust system of government, but it appears to just be a house of cards, just like last time.
And the winner for the most insane and awful analysis goes to...
Which is no surprise given her consistent terrible takes.
And the winner for the most insane and awful analysis goes to...
Which is no surprise given her consistent terrible takes.
Situation this morning seems to be that the regime have pulled all forces from the eastern provinces, handing full control of Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, etc. to the SDF. SDF also said to have taken the Abu Kamal border crossing with Iraq. With the American-backed rebels in the Tanf enclave apparently making a move on Palmyra.
The overland connection with Tehran looks to be fatally severed, and once the route to the coast suffers likewise, if it hasn’t already, the regime may be toast. I don’t see anyone mounting a heroic last stand in Damascus on behalf of Bashar al-Assad.
Is that a good thing?Incredible Israeli gains.
In the process of toppling Assad after destroying Hamas and Hezbollah, and eating up more of the West Bank.
Next up will be the Shia militias in Iraq and the Houthis.
I don’t want to hear “rough neighborhood” ever again.
Is that a good thing?
That is obviously complete nonsense.Just shows how fragile these dictatorships are in reality, only last year Prigozhin could have overthrown Putin by marching untouched all the way to Moscow without any resistance from within.
As much as I find Assad detestable, always intrigued me how these rebels would never dare to touch the Golaan heights. Heck ISIS even apologised to the Israelis after mistakenly firing rockets at them intended for regime troops.Incredible Israeli gains.
In the process of toppling Assad after destroying Hamas and Hezbollah, and eating up more of the West Bank.
Next up will be the Shia militias in Iraq and the Houthis.
I don’t want to hear “rough neighborhood” ever again.
That is obviously complete nonsense.
As much as I find Assad detestable, always intrigued me how these rebels would never dare to touch the Golaan heights. Heck ISIS even apologised to the Israelis after mistakenly firing rockets at them intended for regime troops.
Fully agree with you. I'm personally very wary of HTS and they do not believe in democracy.Why would it be a good thing?
Not sure any of it is a good thing unless you’re Israel.
The rest of the region will have to wait and see, but we’ve seen the “Islamist democratic revolution” movie many, many times before. The endings usually aren’t great.
we all got carried away for an hour or two but it's obviously completely ridiculous to suggest that Prigoshin would actually have been able to topple Russia's government just because he managed to drive a few trucks with soldiers towards a place 200km from Moscow.It’s actually not that far off the mark given that Putin and his loyalists fled to St. Pete as Prigozhin marched towards Moscow.
They worked hand in hand during the civil war or let's say they made a "non-aggression pact".As much as I find Assad detestable, always intrigued me how these rebels would never dare to touch the Golaan heights. Heck ISIS even apologised to the Israelis after mistakenly firing rockets at them intended for regime troops.
I don't think Al-Assad represented any trouble for them. It was telling that in the early confrontations with Hezbollah, the Israeli army crossed into Syrian territories and Al-Assad pulled away his troops.Incredible Israeli gains.
In the process of toppling Assad after destroying Hamas and Hezbollah, and eating up more of the West Bank.
Next up will be the Shia militias in Iraq and the Houthis.
I don’t want to hear “rough neighborhood” ever again.
