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The Syrian Assad Government, supported by Russian airstrikes and Iranian- supported militias, is de facto at war with Turkey now, to recapture the Syrian territory occupied by Turkey, and its surrogate jihadi Islamist militias.

They are bombing the the crap out of each other every day, and displacing another big wave of refugees, in the middle of Winter.

The Syrian Government has been pretty steadily advancing, and has now re-connected the second city, Aleppo, to the Capital in Damascus, and the rest of the Syrian heartland along the main M5 Highway - a Strategic accomplishment.

There is a long hard slog ahead to dislodge Turkey and their jihadi militias from Syria, but this was a very notable step in that direction.

Separately from this pretty intense engagement in Idlib Province, Turkish Military and their surrogates are steadily engaging with Kurdish forces in other parts of Northern Syria (trying to push toward Manbij and around Ain Issa).

1 posted on 02/16/2020 4:58:26 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: Texas Fossil

Syria Ping, Amigo.


2 posted on 02/16/2020 5:02:22 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

What does Dr. Daystrom think about this?


3 posted on 02/16/2020 5:05:49 PM PST by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's also a highway to hell.)
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To: BeauBo

B.O.’s Arab Spring really was a success. Right? Riiight.


4 posted on 02/16/2020 5:07:00 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: BeauBo

The Syrian territory taken by Turkey last years was said to be used for the millions of Syrian refugees taken in and being supported by Turkey. Is that what happened? If so, then, the Syrians will just be forcing the Syrian refugees back to Turkey.


6 posted on 02/16/2020 5:47:50 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: BeauBo

Nice to see some good news coming out of that horrible war.


10 posted on 02/16/2020 6:04:02 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: BeauBo

13 posted on 02/16/2020 7:21:16 PM PST by McGruff
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To: BeauBo

Shutting down a major freeway brings a government to its knees.

Something to remember.


14 posted on 02/16/2020 8:14:42 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (OKSnowflake!)
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To: BeauBo

This is good news


21 posted on 02/17/2020 4:06:22 PM PST by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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