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tornado34jh

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3. I could see the Syrian regime going down, but the issue I have is with one of the groups leading the opposition

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 08:32 PM

Dec 7

The main group is HTS, or Tahrir-al-Sham. It is an Islamist militant group led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani. If Assad goes down, who is going to fill the power vacuum? Is it going to be HTS? We had the same issue when Gaddafi fell in Libya in 2011. While I definitely want the regime of Assad to go down, which groups will fill that void, and will those groups be a good thing?

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Assad regime in Syria may fall in days, US increasingly believes [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 7 OP

Doubt putin can divert too many resources to prop up his friend assad (a stalin-esque figure.) erronis Dec 7 #1

Assad is gonna get set up a nice villa in Tehran or Qom Prairie Gates Dec 7 #2

I could see the Syrian regime going down, but the issue I have is with one of the groups leading the opposition tornado34jh Dec 7 #3

There will be a multitude of groups fighting for power. toesonthenose Dec 7 #5

When the Arab Spring occurred, on paper it sounded good. However, it actually ended up doing worse tornado34jh Dec 8 #8

I'd much rather have Assad than sick, twisted jihadists Polybius Dec 7 #6

When I was in Europe in 2009-2011, the war in Libya was going on tornado34jh Dec 8 #9

Whoever fills it in will be a religious extremist with no tolerance for women or other religions Polybius Dec 8 #10

Apparently Bashar has fled Syria by plane and the Syrian Army has announced the regime has fallen. toesonthenose Dec 7 #4

Saw something on Bluesky angrychair Dec 7 #7