Iraqi Shia fighters salute the shrine of Sayyida Zeinab in Damascus (photo: Reuters)
According to Reuters:
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured the southern Damascus suburb of Hujaira on Wednesday, part of a broader advance that has brought him major gains south of the capital before proposed international peace talks.
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Assad's military resurgence this year has relied to a great extent on support from Shi'ite Iran and fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi militias, some of them based around a Shi'ite shrine southeast of Damascus.
They have helped turn the tide against the Sunni Muslim rebels, whose ranks are increasingly dominated by Islamist fighters and al Qaeda-linked foreign jihadists.Earlier in the week, a rebel groups’ joint declaration said government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters, Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Iraqi Abu al-Fadl Abbas militia had launched “a fierce offensive to reoccupy” Aleppo. Additionally, ISIS in Aleppo released a statement confirming that it had suffered many casualties during clashes with Syrian forces near the 80th brigade army base, Tal'aran town and al-Sfeira city.
The Syrian conflict may be entering a new stage, where Saudi support for Takfiri fighters comes up short against the resolve of Syrian and Shia fighting forces, and IRGC support/expertise.
Mark- these Rats can't win,won't win,TRUTH IS not on their side and the whole thing will crumble down when Allepo falls!.The world must listen to Iran! when it says the West can not win in Syria!.
ReplyDeleteRecent gains by Assad are due to new tactics, like attacking terrorist concentrations outside urban places and cutting their supply lines.
DeleteAlso, liberated areas are secured by the newly created "militias", comprised of local inhibitants , who know their surroundings.
At the beginning of the current year, National Defence Forces , which numbers are close to100 000 men, have been created, in addition to the regular Syrian Army, and their main tasks are to secure those liberated areas...
All those changes were implemented upon advices by Syria's friends...
Recently the Syrian Army overtaken two highrise buildings in Allepo, in an area controlled for months by the terrorists.
Syrian situation is stiil under many question marks, however recent arrival two Russia missile cruisers into the Mediterranean, points to Russia's deepened determination...
From my feelings, the FSA "fighters" may include many previous local criminals and other outcasts, in addition to the foreign terrorists...
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This has little to do with hezbollah or the irgc,its simply that the saa has become a lot more proficient at fighting this sort of war and now we are seeing the weight of its numbers and firepower beginning to tell,this is happening right at the time that the rebels are starting to fall apart or are fighting each other or the jihadis,the tide has unquestionably turned in assads favor,it may take another year or so but the endgame is now in sight
ReplyDeletelong live iran
ReplyDeletelong live syria
long live president al assa
the Assad forces advance but they can not hold for any length of time.
ReplyDeletethe opposition will easily outlast them and should the opposition develop a single structure that the West can comfortably support and arm, they'll oust the Assads..... otherwise, they'll continue to control part of the country and the Assad goons will hold a part.... until someone inside the Assad forces turns on the family and kills Bashir
At present, the West's main victory would be an assasination of Assad and its top commanders.
DeleteI wouldn't doubt that they are working on that goal, notwithstanding that Assad is necessary for them, for a while, to complete the "chemical weapons' deal".
Not long time ago, important senior Syrian intelligence officer, Gen. Jamu-Jamu, was killed (apparently by a sniper) in Deir Ezzor town.
In Libya, they also assasinated top rebels, who were too independent, and had previous Afghanistan fighting's backgrounds with the Soviet Army.
Your assumption that the opposition will outlast (Syrian Army) is mistaken, because Russia will strive to fight for its full or partial influence in Syria.....
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Russia will not fight for the Assads under any circumstance and will make a deal to help oust the dictatorship if it's in Russian interests.
DeleteAnonymousNovember 14, 2013 at 9:01 PM
DeleteNot at the rate the saa keeps gaining ground,and at the same time the rebels are having to fight the jihadis as well as the government,the west has started to realise that its not a choice between assad and the rebels anymore but between assad and the jihadis,even for the west thats a no brainer
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=95d_1384462798 --- Iranians fighting for Bashar Al-Assad.
ReplyDeletehttp://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/09/2845/iranian-commander-filmmaker-killed-in-syria/
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roEETnc70eU --- Iraq a history of colonialism.
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