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toesonthenose

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5. There will be a multitude of groups fighting for power.

Reply to tornado34jh (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 10:40 PM

Dec 7

The Sunni opposition groups were aligned as far as getting rid of the Assad regime, but that is where it ends. They aren't terribly aligned as one may think outside of that main shared objective. Not that things have been great, but it is going to get pretty ugly.

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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