Re: The situation in Syria
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:09 am
Hello Everyone,
While the war in Syria has significantly wound down, there are still unresolved disputes, simmering tensions, and cases of deadly violence.
Russia continues to be a major player in the country, while US forces and their allies occupy oil-rich areas, predominantly in the east of the country.
As the lesser of two evils, the survival of the Syrian government has always been a far more preferable outcome for Syria’s Christians than the prospect of a jihadist/rebel victory. I believe it would also be good for Syria if the western countries would pull out, and stop stealing Syria’s oil.
This is not to say that Russia has pure motives but, as I’ve always maintained, the (pro-Assad) Russian side in Syria is clearly not as terrible as the (pro-rebel) western side in Syria.
All of that aside, there have been recent tensions, and cases of fatal violence in the southern city of Daraa, which was a pro-rebel hotbed right back at the start of the war (eventually conquered by Assad/the Russians in 2018).
There has been recent combat, killings, taking of prisoners, government-siege, etc, in the vicinity of Daraa in recent months. A degree of insurrection has apparently continued on there since 2018.
Anyway, a recent agreement (overseen by Russia) has been reached, though it would presumably be fragile and tentative, with very little mutual trust.
A key demand from the rebels is for the government to drop its siege, while rebel fighters who do not wish to respect the peace deal will likely gain safe passage to Idlib, the state in north-western Syria.
This state, as you may be aware, is the only one in Syria still under broad rebel control, and it has become a virtual dumping ground for jihadists and terrorists, as well as their families, as the Russian-backed Syrian government has taken back more Syrian territory, while allowing diehard jihadist rebels to resettle in Idlib as part of the agreements.
As it stands, Idlib is an extremist stronghold in which Turkey, and presumably others, are heavily involved, with all manner of militant and terrorist groups vying for control.
A largescale government assault to take it back would be incredibly bloody and destructive, so I don’t pretend to know what the answer is there (only God knows).
All I know is that Syria would have been MUCH BETTER OFF had the outside world left it alone all along, and not thrown petrol on the fire by supporting rebels and terrorists in that country.
A link to a little article about Daraa is below:
www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/09/sy ... hts-abuses
While the war in Syria has significantly wound down, there are still unresolved disputes, simmering tensions, and cases of deadly violence.
Russia continues to be a major player in the country, while US forces and their allies occupy oil-rich areas, predominantly in the east of the country.
As the lesser of two evils, the survival of the Syrian government has always been a far more preferable outcome for Syria’s Christians than the prospect of a jihadist/rebel victory. I believe it would also be good for Syria if the western countries would pull out, and stop stealing Syria’s oil.
This is not to say that Russia has pure motives but, as I’ve always maintained, the (pro-Assad) Russian side in Syria is clearly not as terrible as the (pro-rebel) western side in Syria.
All of that aside, there have been recent tensions, and cases of fatal violence in the southern city of Daraa, which was a pro-rebel hotbed right back at the start of the war (eventually conquered by Assad/the Russians in 2018).
There has been recent combat, killings, taking of prisoners, government-siege, etc, in the vicinity of Daraa in recent months. A degree of insurrection has apparently continued on there since 2018.
Anyway, a recent agreement (overseen by Russia) has been reached, though it would presumably be fragile and tentative, with very little mutual trust.
A key demand from the rebels is for the government to drop its siege, while rebel fighters who do not wish to respect the peace deal will likely gain safe passage to Idlib, the state in north-western Syria.
This state, as you may be aware, is the only one in Syria still under broad rebel control, and it has become a virtual dumping ground for jihadists and terrorists, as well as their families, as the Russian-backed Syrian government has taken back more Syrian territory, while allowing diehard jihadist rebels to resettle in Idlib as part of the agreements.
As it stands, Idlib is an extremist stronghold in which Turkey, and presumably others, are heavily involved, with all manner of militant and terrorist groups vying for control.
A largescale government assault to take it back would be incredibly bloody and destructive, so I don’t pretend to know what the answer is there (only God knows).
All I know is that Syria would have been MUCH BETTER OFF had the outside world left it alone all along, and not thrown petrol on the fire by supporting rebels and terrorists in that country.
A link to a little article about Daraa is below:
www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/09/sy ... hts-abuses