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On 12/8/2024 at 7:23 AM, HR_poke said:

Depends who takes over. Going to rendition to southeast Asia now.

Yah, the Syrian Civil War was always kind of like an Oregon versus Boise game, either way the bad guys were going to win.

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Brilliant move by the rebels.  Russia is distracted and low on any military support they could give and Hezbollah is also a mess right now.  Could cut the Iranian support lines to Hezbollah as the rebels don't like those guys at all

 

Ali Akbar Velayati, a key adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once called Assad and Syria “the golden ring of the resistance chain in the region.”

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“Without the Syrian government, this chain will break and the resistance against Israel and its supporters will be weakened.”

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On 12/8/2024 at 10:05 AM, azgreg said:

My thoughts and prayers are with Tulsi Gabbard.

The rebels are already releasing items they are finding to embarrass Assad such as pictures of him in a Speedo.

I wonder what they will find to release on Assad and Gabbard.

 

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Assad seems to have fled, possibly to Moscow. And what forces he had, melted away and abandoned their posts. Even police in the capitol "noped" right on out.

Assad is a piece of crap. Him being out of power, not gonna cry over. What replaces him though, is the real question. And I do wonder what the Kurds will do going forward.

But Putin losing some key infrastructure in Syria, as well as Assad no longer in power, is gonna hurt long term. Makes me wonder how other, similarly situated, groups and peoples will respond to this. Armenia/Azerbaijan, Georgia, and other places come to mind. Putin being so occupied with Ukraine and diverting most of his forces there, have critically weakened him elsewhere.

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On 12/8/2024 at 11:24 AM, son of a gun said:

Assad seems to have fled, possibly to Moscow. And what forces he had, melted away and abandoned their posts. Even police in the capitol "noped" right on out.

Assad is a piece of crap. Him being out of power, not gonna cry over. What replaces him though, is the real question. And I do wonder what the Kurds will do going forward.

But Putin losing some key infrastructure in Syria, as well as Assad no longer in power, is gonna hurt long term. Makes me wonder how other, similarly situated, groups and peoples will respond to this. Armenia/Azerbaijan, Georgia, and other places come to mind. Putin being so occupied with Ukraine and diverting most of his forces there, have critically weakened him elsewhere.

Yes, he has fled to Moscow and has been granted asylum. 

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On 12/8/2024 at 12:24 PM, son of a gun said:

And I do wonder what the Kurds will do going forward.

Let's not forget Turkey and the Kurds.  And also ISIS.

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On 12/8/2024 at 4:44 PM, Bison said:

Let's not forget Turkey and the Kurds.  And also ISIS.

ISIS is no longer the threat it once was. They're the kind of people that made Al Qaeda go, "Nah man, that's too far."

But Turkey, and the Kurds on both sides of the border, are something to watch going forward.

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On 12/8/2024 at 2:57 PM, son of a gun said:

ISIS is no longer the threat it once was. They're the kind of people that made Al Qaeda go, "Nah man, that's too far."

But Turkey, and the Kurds on both sides of the border, are something to watch going forward.

Kurds already having some skirmishes against pro Turkish forces.  This aftermath will be interesting to watch.  

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On 12/8/2024 at 6:24 PM, BYUcougfan said:

The king is dead, long live the king.  Not sure it matters.  Assad will be fine.  I am sure he has billions squirreled away in banks around the world.

Maybe his son Hafez can pull a Bong Bong Marcos and become President of Syria in 30 years like nothing happened.

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On 12/8/2024 at 3:57 PM, son of a gun said:

ISIS is no longer the threat it once was. They're the kind of people that made Al Qaeda go, "Nah man, that's too far."

But Turkey, and the Kurds on both sides of the border, are something to watch going forward.

Looks like the US took it to ISIS while Asad was on the way out.  72 confirmed strikes on targets in the area including dozens of ISIS camps and leaders.

 

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