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Islamist US proxies have captured Damascus. Bashar's government has fallen. Is it joever for the Axis of Resistence?

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[–] FamousPlan101@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The smart move for SAA would have been to retreat to a defensible position and then launch an insurgency against HTS. HTS is deemed a terrorist organisation and they do not enjoy the broad popular support like the Taliban do in Afghanistan, so they do not have the means for a protracted war or sustained conflict, meanwhile Russia can continue supplying SAA through the ports/airfields.

Wasn't just HTS, they were being attacked from rebels in 2 other directions, from the South and Southeast. The rebels in the south had simliarly negotiated with Assad, but just a couple days ago started their offensive towards Damascus. Meanwhile cities which Assad held for years in the last civil war fell in days to HTS.

https://lemmygrad.ml/post/6428801

The SAA didn’t abandon equipment like the Afghan Army did when Taliban advanced. The SAA seems to have retreated with their vehicles, there is no sign of a rout.

Some of it was salvaged by crossing into the Iraq border, but I've seen reports that it was also abandoned. https://x.com/adam7867863/status/1864306554314342850 https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1865594048284680445

Edit:

It's official, Assad resigns. - Russian Foreign Ministry

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-syrias-assad-has-left-country-given-orders-peaceful-power-handover-2024-12-08/

[–] multitotal@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

Well, I guess that's it then.