Posted on 12/01/2012 11:04:29 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Opposition supporters hope rebel-held areas will become fully "liberated"
Over the past month, rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government's military dominance.
The rebels have displayed military strength and organisation in capturing several major military bases, seizing weaponry, disrupting supply lines, and forcing the military to pull back.
It is unclear how many government bases the rebels have overrun since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011, mostly because they have rarely attempted to hold them because of the risk of retaliatory air strikes or ground assaults.
Analysts have in the past summed up the rebel strategy as "hit and run".
However, rebel fighters now appear to be seeking to occupy or prevent the government regaining key army and air force bases which they have captured following co-ordinated offensives, some lasting several weeks.
Such a move will help solidify rebel control over Syria's border regions, analysts say, by making it harder for government forces to deploy warplanes and heavy armour. Many opposition supporters hope that with international help such areas will become fully "liberated" and that government forces will no longer be able to operate in the north.
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Posted on Thu 05 Apr 2012 05:30:32 PDT by nuconvert
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Posted on Wed 08 Aug 2012 19:07:05 PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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I suspect that they're getting quite a bit of help from the US with intelligence and weaponry.
I wonder what would happen if armed rebels tried to take over the US government by force. Would the world condemn the Obama administration for using lethal force to repel the attacks?
Thanks Ernest.
Stuff is happening....
Thank Obama for arming them.
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debka.com ^
Posted on Thu 20 Sep 2012 05:27:07 PDT by tsowellfan
fyi
The Hidden Hand (Very good piece on Iran's support of alQaeda)
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Posted on Fri 19 Aug 2011 18:43:59 PDT by nuconvert
Good questions CJ. It is the right of any govt to put down an armed rebellion, however, this has been set aside in the case of Libya and Syria. Next, it could be your country, or mine (Australia).
Ultimately, we will regret backing the Syrian rebels. The law of unintended consequences will take effect.
Looks like the proverbial bag of brown stuff just might be thrown into the fan soon. I have a nephew working in Amman Jordan. Couldn’t find meaningful work in the USA, with a few degrees under his belt. I cannot help but wonder how Jordan will make out in all this if things become really nasty.
Neither Russia nor Syria, not even Iran right now are interested in any action against Israel. Their main objective is to keep regime, and this regime is about a single non-islamist, Judeo-Christian-friendly in a region. Israel itself is interested to keep Syria regime as well.
Any crap in media about threats from Syria to Israel is simply a disinformation to make public think how bad Syrian regime is and to support action against Assad.
I find an idea of intervention on side of radicals as absolute awful - Lybia, Egypt are perfect examples.
Someone in Odumbo administration builds a new adversary in a Middle East in form of huge radical Islamist Caliphate of Middle East and North Africa. These idiots must me nostalgic about a Cold War or something. The problem is islamists won’t be any thankful for such a support as they proved earlier.
And their superstate will have enough economic power to get both bomb and delivery systems. Unlike commies were, mullahs are insane enough to use it. They’ll do it right next after killing every Christian they can and destroying Israel.
Syria rebels = NATO backed Islamist who took over all the rest of the Middle East.
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