Assad regime in Syria falls

[LVSteve]

In the space of 12 days, the Syrian rebel situation went from a sudden takeover of Aleppo to Bashar Al-Assad fleeing the country. Rumor control says his jet crashed, but I'd ask the Israelis about that as they seem to control much of Syria's airspace. The Assad Regime Has Fallen, Claims Swirl Around Possible Crash Of His Escape Jet


Now we shall see who fills the power vacuum given the multiple factions backed by diverse countries such as the US, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. Then there's your basic Kurdish groups who have been after autonomy from the latter three and Syria for ages. Want to place bets on a larger civil war breaking out?


I can only guess what the Russians in Latakia are thinking. They were bombing the rebels around Aleppo not five days ago. What's Russian for vamanos! pronto!

 

[Narragansett]

Well it might be one of those, You are better off dealing with the devil you know scenarios.

 

[biku324]

After 14 years and half a million dead. I wonder if the Russian people will be next to jettison a murderer?

 

[max]

Power abhors a vacuum.

 

[yaktamer]

Power abhors a vacuum.

So did my ex.

 

[biku324]

HTS, the biggest group in the uprising, was Al-Qaeda affiliated until 2017. We had designated it a terrorist organization.

This rebellion has Turkey's backing. They're tired of the mess on their Syrian border.

 

[pharmer]

The world is, has been, and will always be a dangerous place. It needs dangerous people to survive. Joe

 

[biku324]

The farther we stay from Middle East conflicts, the better our lives will be. And I was in Iraq 2018-2019.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

I doubt Turkey is supporting the Kurds.

 

[dockmurgw]

Out with one brutal and barbaric totalitarian regime, in with another...and round and round we go. Every day I'm so grateful for being a winner of life's lottery...being born in the good ole US of A.

 

[biku324]

I doubt Turkey is supporting the Kurds.

Of course they are not. These aren't Kurds.

 

[yeti]

Not much US media coverage or information about this as it was developing. Granted the collapse went quickly.
I think for the USA this is not good or bad, is just is.
We should definitely stay the heck out of it, unless our troops are threatened/affected.

I'm fairly certain I'm not alone in my reservations about the coalition of HTS and Turkish-backed Syrian militias (Syrian National Army).

 

[fordson]

After 14 years and half a million dead. I wonder if the Russian people will be next to jettison a murderer?

One can only hope…….

 

[Rudi]

Let's hope the throat cutters don't take over.

It seems the little dictator fled to Russia. Birds of a feather.

 

[Sistema1927]

He was a bad, very bad, man. However, Christians in Syria had relative safety. With this new crew, probably not.

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

A wise old saying:

"When the revolution comes, things will be different. Not better; just different."

I always keep this in mind when I see such events as Syria

 

[Warren Sear]

The US needs to stay out of it.

 

[DWalt]

Let's hope the throat cutters don't take over.

It seems the little dictator fled to Russia. Birds of a feather.

Gotta wonder why Putin would give him sanctuary in Russia. What’s in it for him?

 

[LVSteve]

Gotta wonder why Putin would give him sanctuary in Russia. What’s in it for him?

Throwing Assad under the bus would hardly earn Putin more allies, would it.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

While the world watches, I wonder about a lot of things that could possibly happen. Maybe I should add, both good and bad. My thoughts remain. This is not over.