There are many rebel groups. I'd say you're a fool, but you're now well into maliciousness. (View Post)

Someone elsewhere made a very interesting (and it sounds reasonable) point: The Syrian airbase was critical as a supply route to get men to, and materials out of, their African holdings, which are no… (View Post)

This has not just been done by HTS: the rebels in the south and east have also gained significant territory over the last few weeks. It'll be interesting to see what happens about the remaining … (View Post)

Before I went to bed last night, I nearly wrote a post saying: "Remember that the Syrian rebels have been in the outskirts of Damascus before, only a few miles from the centre. What we're s… (View Post)

IMV: Assad and the Syrian army was a paper tiger after about 2013. It relied on Hezbollah/Iran manpower and Russian airpower to keep the territory it still held (not the whole country). Also, they ha… (View Post)