Posted on 10/12/2017 11:12:58 AM PDT by fella
The rebels are falling apart. Russia, Iran, Turkey and the Assads have used their “de-escalation” zones into slaughterhouses by resuming attacks on pro-rebel civilians and any rebels they can catch. ISIL is rapidly losing it personnel and territory because of constant attacks by just about everyone (Turks, Kurds, Assad and his Iranian and Russian allies as well as the Americans and sundry other minor players). As ISIL is being put down everyone is thinking about the next phase of the civil war. The winners want to get rewarded for their service. The Syrian Kurds want autonomy in the northeast (mainly Hasakah province) and protection of Turkish efforts to keep the Syrian Kurds away from the Turkish border. That’s going to be a problem. There are more problems in the north, such as the FSA (Free Syrian Army). This group was a major player early on because it was largely secular and popular with Western nations. But most Syrian rebels preferred more radical groups like al Qaeda and eventually ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant). FSA continued to exist and eventually found a patron in Turkey, which apparently plans to turn over control of the Syrian side of the border to FSA, if the Assads and Syrian Kurds can be taken care of.
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Wow. The cross-purposes of the different parties make my head spin.
And just think, wouldn’t have been happening if Obama and the Muslim Brotherhood hadn’t tried to turn the entire mideast into the neocaliphate.
Why should we have any troops there?
The KURDS are big time players in End Times prophecy. Our military leaders would be wise to see how the future will unfold by reading the BIBLE.
The Kurds Are The Medes…Euphrates pt 7
http://www.aswordontheland.com/the-kurds-are-the-medeseuphrates-pt-7/
A nice overview of some of the dynamics in Syria, but the author seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder for the US, giving short shrift to US interests or influence in the conflict.
Let’s face it, we are the 800 lb gorilla in the room, whenever we chose to be.
Bet John McCain, the CIA, and the Pentagon are upset that their jihadists are toast
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