Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f...
by throwup238 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:30AM
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> The people who just overthrew the Ba'athists are Salafists; their leader has (had?) a $10MM price on his head from the US for leading the al-Nusra front, which was (is?) al-Qaeda in Syria, and was almost a component of ISIS (HTS => IS-Ish).
The Salafists (HTS) sparked this series of events with the November 27 offensive and cut off Hama but it looks like the Southern Front and US backed SFA forces were the ones to actually capture Damascus.
Who overthrew Assad is debatable but the former Al Qaeda affiliate isn’t in control of the capitol. Between the SFA and SDF, they’re only one voice at the table.
The Salafists (HTS) sparked this series of events with the November 27 offensive and cut off Hama but it looks like the Southern Front and US backed SFA forces were the ones to actually capture Damascus.
Who overthrew Assad is debatable but the former Al Qaeda affiliate isn’t in control of the capitol. Between the SFA and SDF, they’re only one voice at the table.