This is happening because Hezbollah and Iran chose poorly in fighting Israel and have been weakened while Russia is busy in Ukraine and now no one available to help Assad against the Turkish backed rebels.
degrading is a euphemism for annihilated all the top leadership , maimed / incapacitated like 4000 mid level management (with the pagers operation ) and destroyed more than half their firepower in terms of ammo and rockets and last time hezbollah went on a trip to syria's civil war they lost about 10000 men .. very experienced fighters .. they wont be as effective as last time that is for sure
@@fajarkurniawan9434the us embasy fled Sudan too. It doesn’t mean Sudan isn’t weak. An embassy usually leaves when a country is targeted. It doesn’t make the attacking country any less weak.
@@Joshpox Syria isn't Russian colony. Asad invited Russia to help him fight against Isis and other western sponsored terrorism. Before Ukraine War and Gaza genocide, Syria was the proxy war theatre for global powers.
@@jaspreetmail And since inviting Russia, has anything changed in regard of Syria being the proxy war theatre? We are looking at a proxy war in Syria as we speak, are we not?
@@janb3625 Yes a lot has changed. Isis is not very strong. The Western rhetoric Asad must leave has changed. Syria is still surviving. Even after 13 years the West couldn't defeat Syria.
@@jaspreetmail one day, Indians will have to explain to the russian people, the people of Syria and Africa why they supported the putin regime that was so horrible with them
To give clear idea of the war, there are four factions: 1) Syrian Government under Bashar allied with Russia and Iran 2) Syrian Interim Government allied with Turkey 3) Syrian Democratic Forces (Kurds) allied with US and sometimes with Russia and Bashar 4) Syrian Salvation Government (HTS)
Assad was protected by Russia, which has it's own problems in Ukraine, where they lost entire divisions . He is also protected by Iran, who also lost most of its capable units against Israel. The rebels are backed by Turkey . Their 1st experience in major military operation was in Armenia . The worrying thing about these Turkish supported rebels you have Darech units that were disowned by Al quaeda because even them couldn't stomach their actions .
The West may soon find itself sort of fighting on the same side as Assad and against Daesh all over again, as we have seen back in 2014. As for Turkey, hopefully these rebel groups will remain obedient but Ankara may have to prepare for the day when these groups may not be so obedient.
@tkm238-d4r assad is on the side of Iran regime, which is as depraved as Darech . It is just another face of the coin while one is presumably sunni while the other is Shia. Basically, both are a death cult that would horrify their own prophet .
Yes, ISIS is now the rebel; but what can you expect from the West media. I hope the Syria government WILL stand strong; the West is always trying regime change - See what the West has done to Lybia and Iraq ?
No one likes IS. But al-Assad usually likens every opposition group to IS. And the reason IS could operate for so long was because al-Assad and others had other targets.
What difference does it make ? How many Lebaneses support hezbollah, how many in gaza really support hamas. Armed groups are accountable to no one, the question is useless.
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Hardly. If Erdogan is playing chess, he just made a move that will lead to the destruction of his terrorists as Syria and Russia are already killing them in the hundreds. This Kursk style attack is failing and soon Erdogan has to decide to either keep supporting the terrorists holed up in Idlib or let them rot as the Syrian and Russian decide to end this once and for all. Maybe this is Erdogan's way of getting rid of the Idlib liability by allowing this attack to happen, the Syrian-Russian-Turkish truce that lasted for about five years is essentially null and void. Erdogan is one not to be trusted and so perhaps its the Idlib terrorists that have been betrayed.
The question is, does a person have the right to fight to reclaim his home and the place where he was born? What right do you and any person have to prevent this right?
In positions of power yes, agreed. I had the good fortune to visit Aleppo, and Damascus in the 90s. There were so many good people just trying to live good lives in beautiful cities with such hospitality and kindness though our presence could be complicated for them under Assad Sr. Regime. There was deep gratitude for the relative peace of that time. They valued education for their children and proved this continuing education at great risk, underground, throughout the incredibly violent war. My heart breaks for them, the victims of those who would bomb and strafe people’s homes and towns over their power grabs. I noticed how many young children there were after this decade of quiet for them and knew, this like in Bosnia could be dangerous for their country in 20 years and sadly, it played out this way, fodder for their war plans coming of age.
The Middle East is completely hopeless. I gave up on this region decades ago. Arabs would much rather start wars than have peace and harmony. Absolutely hopeless.
It’s surprising why? It basically boils down to ‘it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog’. You got guys that are willing to fight and die for something, vs guys that are there basically for a paycheck, it doesn’t take a lot of brains to figure out who’s going to run first.
I don't think Assad is a good man, but I don't think the alternative is any better. For the sake of Syrias stability and lasting peace there isn't a better option than Assad. Assad being ousted will only cause infighting within different factions for power
Russia does not claim to take on Nato.... putin is recorded on video telling the military that it would be insanity considering the budget difference lol. Russia could help syria easily... will they? Only Russians know lol
Iraq lost Mosul in a blink of an eye to barely a couple thousand militants but it ultimately regained it a couple years later with Western support. The vast majority of boots on the ground in Syria are local Syrian soldiers, Russians mostly conduct airstrikes and engage in training. Let's see how this one plays out.
These regime changes work out so well. I mean look at Iraq. The IS worked extra hard to create isis. We took a massive dump in Iraq and Afghanistan and created the most extreme terrorist organizations yet. We also helped Iran gain influence in those areas as well. All this will do is remove one dictator and replace them with another that may be more extreme towards the west.
First of all, its their land. They aren't fighting in the West, they are fighting in Middle Eastern territory. Second of all? Who is funding these rebels? Oh yea, America and NATO lol
So like usa failure in Afghanistan. Russia also failed to protect their minions. x'D Both side messed up....except Russia is in more deep trouble than usa with all the war in Ukraine...and their own land taken by Ukraine.
Haha you don't understand the meaning of the world rebel lol They are rebels yes. Rebel fighters who are against the government. What would you call them? 😂
Erdogan is pissed off that Assad won't capitulate to his demands. This offensive was a long time in the making, regardless of the Israeli conflict. We had known about a Turkish fueled built up for awhile and that Syrian and Turkish relations have tanked in recent months.
Not sure what you're hinting of but the US has been also fighting those "rebels" and they're no friends of Israel for example. What is likely is that they see an opportunity with Russia busy with Ukraine and with Hezbollah licking their wounds.
To the unaware readers, here some clarification: The "rebels" group is a number of factions some of them are terrorists, some of them relate to isis, but a lot of them are actually normal ppl who decided that they are not going to live under the tyrant any more. The later group fight to be able to chose their own leaders(democracy) so im rooting for them.
Except, we all know, that if the government falls, it will be the terrorists who will take over. Not the ordinary people. That’s just how things always go in that part of the world.
Unless Assad rallies all the loyalists/shia militias behind him and mobilizes all his resources the regime might collapse Russia can only offer air support due to the SMO, Wagner is nearly non existant since prigozhin´s assasination and Hezbollah is too weakened after their entire chain command was liquidated however he might manage to overcome this, in 2014 pretty much all of Syria was lost to the FSA/rebels/ISIS.
It will just degrade to a point mirroring the situation in Myanmar where the government forces will retreat towards their capital stronghold. Shortened lines of supply and maximize their superior advantages of air power and armor..
In these arab countries some kind of democracy is impossible. There is so many sects and factions that only a brutal dictator can keep under control. In Syria, on one side you have "rebels" who want their sharia, Kurds who want their own state, Assad, a secular dictator and so on. Its a mess.
Because Assad and his govt ain't beacon of human rights and kindness, instead quite opposite. He has oppressed Syrians a lot. Why shouldn't be people fighting against his oppression be called by relatively neutral term 'rebel' if not freedom fighters or liberators.
Syria is like Lebanon...it's basically a failed state....the government in Damascus only controls small select areas in the country....and now they might lose control most of those small areas and just remain in control of Damascus
What is happening is that Russian air defensives are proving to be ineffective against the new American F-35 Lightening stealth fighters. That is problem. Syria, and Iran cannot protect their air space.
A lot of commentators here are upset these terrorists are being called "rebels". Would you prefer "militants", like the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists?
The point is, people who fight real prolonged military battles, are not really what people think of, when they hear terrorists. And the term rebels stuck in the Syrian context, beyond its original meaning. It pretty much just denotes a meta(?)-faction within the conflict.
Syria must be divided into different small countries - north west for Assad and die Allawens ethnicity + south for the Druze (especially around Jabel-al-duruz), in the north-east for Kurds and the rest of the area for the Sunni.
You brought an interesting point. A lot of ME countries are artificially created countries with majorities and minorities of religious groups. That's why they are boiling all the time.
syria and russia should stop escalting it syria goverment supported by russia should just surrender and give up and give half its land to the rebels since the rebels are supported by turkey and turkey has nukes s
Turkiye defeated the combined powers of all Western nations during their peak strength during Turkiye's war of independence. Erdogan & Turkiye are rational actors.
@@azumishimizu1880TURKEY has good things about it and bad things about it. TURKEY also annihilated the Armenians, Pontic Greek, Assyrians and Cilicians and even attempted to do so with the Kurds. TURKEY did not "beat the combined West" they lost multiple times against Austria, Spain, and others in many key conflicts. TURKEY didn't really exist at those times either. As a modern nation state TURKEY has had a mixed record.
@@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis They did: Allied Powers: Greece France (until 1921)[c] French West Africa[8] Armenian Legion Algeria[8] Morocco[8] Tunisia[8] United Kingdom[d] India[9][10][11] Armenia (in 1920) Supported by: United States Denikin's army Istanbul Government[e] Other pro-Istanbul rebels Georgia (in 1921) Separatists: Pontic Greek rebels Kurdish rebels Assyrian rebels Green Army (1920-1921) Infact Turkiye beat not only combined Western powers, but also their Asian colonies! Turks certainly did lose some battles, but also ruled Austrian land during the Hunnic Empire & Pannonian Avars. The West is now severly weakened, because it doesnt have colonies anymore.
Syria is the size of North Dakota, with a population of 22 million. This conflict has been going on for over 13 years. Imagine the death toll, the devastation, and the length of time an American civil war would be like if the Conservatives decided to take arms against...well, everyone else. War is not a good option folks.
Assad regime lost nearly 60% of his pre 2010 military strength during the Syrian civil war when his officers and soldiers defected or was killed off. Assad's grip on Syria is hanging by a very thin thread. If it wasn't for the Russians, Assad would have been dead by now. The SAA is barely controlling the country as it is, they don't have enough tanks to launch an offensive yet alone hold ground or capture rebel territories.
I saw troops walking through Aleppo, without a shot fired. I see Putin trolls trying to make a cheap psyop response. When the Russians were doing their double tap strikes in Syria, were you calling for the ICC?
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Please correct also you keep saying in your reports second biggest city. It is the biggest city even if it's not the capital
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@@solidfuel0 it’s not the most populous city in Syria
Many people died fron the medical procedure you promoted.
@antonioevansjr7068 yes it is. Just search for " biggest city in Syria " you and DW should do your research before talking. This is basic stuff...
We are one step away from seeing North Korean troops in Syria.
its bad timing for Obama's Army B. With Trump in the office and Putin in full force. One way ticket to paradise for these muppets.
Honestly nothing would surprise me anymore.
There were indeed north korean troops in syria in 2008 (i'm not joking)
is it true?@@LifeisajokeER
There were North Korean soldiers fighting for the Assad regime at the beginning of the war
This is happening because Hezbollah and Iran chose poorly in fighting Israel and have been weakened while Russia is busy in Ukraine and now no one available to help Assad against the Turkish backed rebels.
Not just that, Assad is so soft now, belive if ceass fire can be piece.
@@Garmonbozia-nc7mm ICC well help arresting all people in syria by issuing warrant of arrest 😁😁😁
The rebels rising up now are not backed by turkey. Those are other rebels. This is what they said in the report.
@@IceQueenaliasIQ Nope, Turkey indeed supports an al-Quada franchise.
@@IceQueenaliasIQ These guys are U.S. backed.
Well, the Rebels seized the opportunity of the Russians and Iran being busy with their own wars. Quite clever. Asad on his own.
"Rebels"? You mean ISIS and Al Qaeda?
Assad without his allies is weak. Puppet without its masters to control him.
Will be defeated take it easy.
They got their orders to take control of the main road that iran uses to send weapons to Hezbollah.
Turkish military mind at work...
I legit don't remember a time when there's been peace in the middle east.
There has never been peace in the Middle East
In the time of the Ottoman Empire there was peace
@@Ahmadnji guess he don’t remember that. I don’t remember that and I would bet you also don’t remember that.
@@Ahmadnj not really to be honest
@@D.M.S. there was no major conflicts but I guess there wasn’t peace at the of the Ottoman Empire
Israel's degrading of hesbollah has weakened Assad more than most people can imagine.
Yeah, the Syrian-arab state was teetering as they entered. That and the number of Russian advisors and air power.
Finding out the harsh reality of messing about 😂🇮🇱💪🏻
degrading is a euphemism for annihilated all the top leadership , maimed / incapacitated like 4000 mid level management (with the pagers operation ) and destroyed more than half their firepower in terms of ammo and rockets
and last time hezbollah went on a trip to syria's civil war they lost about 10000 men .. very experienced fighters ..
they wont be as effective as last time that is for sure
@@Leon-en9il free palestine.
@@kKADENnn doesn’t exist
Iran and Russia are weak now, is it really that hard to see?!
Iran proved "iron dome" is more like "wet paper bag" and the Israel bossmen have been fooling their population with its exaggerated capabilities.
so weak, even US embassy flee Kiev
@@fajarkurniawan9434the us embasy fled Sudan too. It doesn’t mean Sudan isn’t weak.
An embassy usually leaves when a country is targeted. It doesn’t make the attacking country any less weak.
@@fajarkurniawan9434 Russia was never strong since the fall of the SU. it remained a shadow of itself to this day and the Ukraine war proved that.
@@PhobetorXVII another sick pro-west
Russia is now too poor to protect their colony
@@Joshpox Syria isn't Russian colony. Asad invited Russia to help him fight against Isis and other western sponsored terrorism. Before Ukraine War and Gaza genocide, Syria was the proxy war theatre for global powers.
@@jaspreetmail And since inviting Russia, has anything changed in regard of Syria being the proxy war theatre? We are looking at a proxy war in Syria as we speak, are we not?
@@janb3625 Yes a lot has changed. Isis is not very strong. The Western rhetoric Asad must leave has changed. Syria is still surviving. Even after 13 years the West couldn't defeat Syria.
@@jaspreetmail one day, Indians will have to explain to the russian people, the people of Syria and Africa why they supported the putin regime that was so horrible with them
Wagner Force ceases to exist. Prigozhin is dead
To give clear idea of the war, there are four factions:
1) Syrian Government under Bashar allied with Russia and Iran
2) Syrian Interim Government allied with Turkey
3) Syrian Democratic Forces (Kurds) allied with US and sometimes with Russia and Bashar
4) Syrian Salvation Government (HTS)
Don’t forget Isis Mossad backed rebels
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@@Bilbs97 These rebels are backed by Al-Qaeda and Taliban. They hate ISIS.
@@Bilbs97There is no any connection between Issis and mosad
Nope, you got
1. ISIS
2. Al Queda
3. Baathists
4. CIA faction
Pick your poison. Its all poison.
Ibrahim seems like a rational, intelligent guy. I appreciate his breakdown of the situation.
absolutely!
MEI hosts virtual talks all the time, open to anyone
Went from terrorists to rebel
And from civilians or journalist or aid workers to terrorist
al nusra is literally an al queda franchise
Pretty soon they’ll be “freedom fighters”
Would you prefer we called them "militants", like the Hamas and Hezbollah terror organisations?
@@vionnajognson1126 Don't trust turkey Erdogong
Assad was protected by Russia, which has it's own problems in Ukraine, where they lost entire divisions . He is also protected by Iran, who also lost most of its capable units against Israel.
The rebels are backed by Turkey . Their 1st experience in major military operation was in Armenia . The worrying thing about these Turkish supported rebels you have Darech units that were disowned by Al quaeda because even them couldn't stomach their actions .
The West may soon find itself sort of fighting on the same side as Assad and against Daesh all over again, as we have seen back in 2014.
As for Turkey, hopefully these rebel groups will remain obedient but Ankara may have to prepare for the day when these groups may not be so obedient.
So it’s a nato attack? To Undermine Russia and Iran?
Just that factor there would persuade nato members to support?
@@tkm238-d4rThe Turkish army has largely held on to their border buffer zone and limited Rojava.
@@tkm238-d4r IS is very good at making enemies of everyone else. The Nusra Front was against them too.
@tkm238-d4r assad is on the side of Iran regime, which is as depraved as Darech . It is just another face of the coin while one is presumably sunni while the other is Shia. Basically, both are a death cult that would horrify their own prophet .
Peaceful + Peaceful = Too Peaceful
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Peacefull peoples are everywhere in dangerous.😂😢😮😅
I only hope that Syrian people will be free from ANY surpression, no matter how named!
Impossible situation to get worse
Russian bots working overtime to convince ppl their not becoming a failed state 😂
Ruble to Rupee exchange rate must be pretty good 😆
People like Ibrahim are so rare. Such a reasoned and balanced voice with deep insights.
No, the Syrian people DO NOT support ISIS. Why do you keep forgetting to tell people that these so-called "rebels" are ISIS?
Israeli secret Intelligence services :)
U better read more
Yes, ISIS is now the rebel; but what can you expect from the West media. I hope the Syria government WILL stand strong; the West is always trying regime change - See what the West has done to Lybia and Iraq ?
No one likes IS. But al-Assad usually likens every opposition group to IS. And the reason IS could operate for so long was because al-Assad and others had other targets.
@@MrThartofwarIranian Secret Intelligence Service
The grip of Hezbollah and Ayatollahs has weakened in Syria hence the offensive.
Not weakened collapsed there a big difference. Hezbollah is getting wiped out in Lebanon.
What difference does it make ? How many Lebaneses support hezbollah, how many in gaza really support hamas. Armed groups are accountable to no one, the question is useless.
Bit like the military then...they are armed groups😂
The answer to both is a lot of people. In the second case probably most.
Hezbollah support gone from Asad regime.... Iran also not support much..to Asad regime... Russia also busy at Ukrain....
Bad time for Asad...
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Assad became too assured of his power. He needs to bend and ask for help
Turkey 🇹🇷 is the one supporting these rebels and they should be held accountable.
But they harbour hamas now, ain't you gonna give them some slack on that one. 😃
@@Pain_is_temperory. Irans occupation of Syria caused Syrias genocide against its own people
But not Russia? The country fighting to keep their puppet in power?
The Ummah in the East has fallen
Turkey is right also US green light to Turkey
Imbrahim was great, he kept things level headed and balanced, brought up important context.
Free Syria 🇸🇾
From whom exactly?
Thanks for your sensitive speaker to provide the poignant, terrifying and tragic ambiguities of the situation.
Why does so much of the gear look like the price tags were just removed?
Turkey is playing chess while russia plays checkers.
Yea so was the US and Iraq and how that turned out for them, nothing good will come the downfall of Assad
@ the government america installed is still in power in Iraq. America still runs that country. We have 7 military bases located there.
I feel like Russia has been playing their own weird game since 1917 😂
Turkey is eating Israeli thanksgiving leftovers.
Hardly. If Erdogan is playing chess, he just made a move that will lead to the destruction of his terrorists as Syria and Russia are already killing them in the hundreds. This Kursk style attack is failing and soon Erdogan has to decide to either keep supporting the terrorists holed up in Idlib or let them rot as the Syrian and Russian decide to end this once and for all. Maybe this is Erdogan's way of getting rid of the Idlib liability by allowing this attack to happen, the Syrian-Russian-Turkish truce that lasted for about five years is essentially null and void. Erdogan is one not to be trusted and so perhaps its the Idlib terrorists that have been betrayed.
Can't tell anymore who are the " rebels " , the " terrorist ", the " tyrants ", " the freedom fighters ", " the good ", the " bad ".
ikr, its insane
Probably the most morally grey conflict ever
Easy, the rebels are not local government backed, the terrorists kill anyone to make noise, the tyrants is the local government and nobody is good.
The question is, does a person have the right to fight to reclaim his home and the place where he was born? What right do you and any person have to prevent this right?
Well said.
Ther are NO good guys in this conflict.
In positions of power yes, agreed. I had the good fortune to visit Aleppo, and Damascus in the 90s. There were so many good people just trying to live good lives in beautiful cities with such hospitality and kindness though our presence could be complicated for them under Assad Sr. Regime. There was deep gratitude for the relative peace of that time. They valued education for their children and proved this continuing education at great risk, underground, throughout the incredibly violent war. My heart breaks for them, the victims of those who would bomb and strafe people’s homes and towns over their power grabs. I noticed how many young children there were after this decade of quiet for them and knew, this like in Bosnia could be dangerous for their country in 20 years and sadly, it played out this way, fodder for their war plans coming of age.
The Middle East is completely hopeless. I gave up on this region decades ago. Arabs would much rather start wars than have peace and harmony. Absolutely hopeless.
Ibrahim is a smart man very balance analysis. I'm surprise actually. I hope Ibrahim read this. Good job man!
Syrian rebels learned from the Ukranians how to defeat tanks and planes by drones, ATGMs and Manpads. The result could be different this time around.
I feel bad for the civilians who are caught in the middle between Jihadists and loyalist forces. Seems like a bad situation either way.
In my mind,the real question is this; How are the ordinary people who want nothing but peace coping with the new outbreak in fighting?
What a terrible situation for the people who live there.
I see this and I think one thing: Turkey is not done meddling in Syria.
The entire Syrian people are against the Assad regime, except for the Alawite minority
No, only the ones who benefit from it actually support it
Thats not true at all.
That's not true,Most of the population just wants peace beyond anything else,the Nusra front is unpopular outside Idlib
You are a sunni
The entire Syrian people support Assad. No one know who these rebels really are. Turkish backed, US backed, Iraqi backed, not Syrian backed!
The leadership in Syria is now reaping what it sowed.
The spokesman only mentioned the Tahrir al-Sham movement, knowing that there are more than 80 factions participating in this attack.
80 Factions of what alledgely?
@RamblingRodeo More than 80 factions of free and heroic revolutionaries💪❤️💪😍💪 died of your anger
@@lesforets Died of your anger? What does that mean?
@RamblingRodeo sorry not to you
He's not wrong. The menagerie of different fighting groups in and around Syria is enough to make your head spin.
This is what happens when you take a half measure instead of a full measure
a half measure is a full measure ...you cant dig half a hole
Respect to this gentleman, honest without agenda
It’s surprising why?
It basically boils down to ‘it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog’.
You got guys that are willing to fight and die for something, vs guys that are there basically for a paycheck, it doesn’t take a lot of brains to figure out who’s going to run first.
You know the rebels are associated with terror groups right?
Same reason why afghanistan fell so easily
I don't think Assad is a good man, but I don't think the alternative is any better. For the sake of Syrias stability and lasting peace there isn't a better option than Assad. Assad being ousted will only cause infighting within different factions for power
Fact check: Assad massacred his own people with extreme prejudice. Instability is now the goal.
lol russia cant even help syria but claims its ready to take on nato
Russia does not claim to take on Nato.... putin is recorded on video telling the military that it would be insanity considering the budget difference lol. Russia could help syria easily... will they? Only Russians know lol
I was just saying it.
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They are already fighting NATO. Didn't you notice?
Iraq lost Mosul in a blink of an eye to barely a couple thousand militants but it ultimately regained it a couple years later with Western support. The vast majority of boots on the ground in Syria are local Syrian soldiers, Russians mostly conduct airstrikes and engage in training. Let's see how this one plays out.
These regime changes work out so well. I mean look at Iraq. The IS worked extra hard to create isis. We took a massive dump in Iraq and Afghanistan and created the most extreme terrorist organizations yet. We also helped Iran gain influence in those areas as well. All this will do is remove one dictator and replace them with another that may be more extreme towards the west.
You can count on Islam to start trouble
First of all, its their land. They aren't fighting in the West, they are fighting in Middle Eastern territory. Second of all? Who is funding these rebels? Oh yea, America and NATO lol
Because no wars have ever been fought in Europe lol.
So like usa failure in Afghanistan. Russia also failed to protect their minions. x'D Both side messed up....except Russia is in more deep trouble than usa with all the war in Ukraine...and their own land taken by Ukraine.
Really - you call them Rebels?
We are living in a clown world
It's their home. What would you call them?
Haha you don't understand the meaning of the world rebel lol
They are rebels yes. Rebel fighters who are against the government.
What would you call them? 😂
@@Urchinns In the eyes of the one, they are called 'rebels', in the eyes of the other they are 'freedom fighters'.
Wow 😂 what name did you have in mind for people who rebel against their governments?
Rebels by any chance???
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One is playing chess ♟️ while the other plays checkers. Me? I’ll be playing with myself.
It feels strangely coincidental that, shortly after a ceasefire in Lebanon, an old conflict suddenly intensifies. Doesn't that seem too convenient?
Duh😂😂
Erdogan is pissed off that Assad won't capitulate to his demands. This offensive was a long time in the making, regardless of the Israeli conflict.
We had known about a Turkish fueled built up for awhile and that Syrian and Turkish relations have tanked in recent months.
Not sure what you're hinting of but the US has been also fighting those "rebels" and they're no friends of Israel for example. What is likely is that they see an opportunity with Russia busy with Ukraine and with Hezbollah licking their wounds.
No, it seems logical.
An operation like this is planned long in advance. I have no doubt that Hezbollah was pressured to make the deal because Iran knew Assad was exposed.
May the the Syrian people, Peace be upon them, rid themselves of the ruzzian yoke.
they invited them in bubba. Its the Us stealing the oil there for your god Bibi
To the unaware readers, here some clarification:
The "rebels" group is a number of factions some of them are terrorists, some of them relate to isis, but a lot of them are actually normal ppl who decided that they are not going to live under the tyrant any more.
The later group fight to be able to chose their own leaders(democracy) so im rooting for them.
So basically they will be changing one tyrannical regime to another under the guise of Islam.
Rebels are the terrorists backes by israel to install their puppet in syaria as well.
Except, we all know, that if the government falls, it will be the terrorists who will take over. Not the ordinary people. That’s just how things always go in that part of the world.
Thanks for the clarity
Are you a member of Esad family?..
Suddenly, surprising, unexpected. All words that don’t apply to this situation.
Thank you❤
I feel so bad for the minorities in Syria. I doubt they're going to last one more time if Assad falls.
Minorities have lived in peace in the Middle East for centuries. Without western meddling they will be just fine
Assad must send all his boys to Ukraine helping his daddy
Unless Assad rallies all the loyalists/shia militias behind him and mobilizes all his resources the regime might collapse
Russia can only offer air support due to the SMO, Wagner is nearly non existant since prigozhin´s assasination and Hezbollah is too weakened after their entire chain command was liquidated however he might manage to overcome this, in 2014 pretty much all of Syria was lost to the FSA/rebels/ISIS.
I like how she slowly sneaks into the frame. definitely more informative than standing still or sitting.
Mr Ford was wrong
Smells like proxy war
Misleading title. Damascus the city was not overwhelmed. The Assad regime’s forces in Aleppo were overwhelmed in Aleppo.
Syria and Georgia are adding to Putins headaches 🙂🙂🙂🙂
What is going on in Georgia?
I don't think Georgia is a headache. Their government was pro-EU but now is more pro-Russian.
Putin cannot hold Syria. His forces as collapsed.
It will just degrade to a point mirroring the situation in Myanmar where the government forces will retreat towards their capital stronghold. Shortened lines of supply and maximize their superior advantages of air power and armor..
''Rebels'' right...
Because RuZFed is beginning to collapse.
TOYOTA the best war machine in the history😂
There will be no peace ever it seems.
The enemy of my enemy is not my friend. These are not the good guys.
In these arab countries some kind of democracy is impossible. There is so many sects and factions that only a brutal dictator can keep under control. In Syria, on one side you have "rebels" who want their sharia, Kurds who want their own state, Assad, a secular dictator and so on. Its a mess.
CIA and Mossad Dog in Syiria
But not Turkey?
seems DW fund them, that's why calling them rebels! 😂
Because Assad and his govt ain't beacon of human rights and kindness, instead quite opposite. He has oppressed Syrians a lot. Why shouldn't be people fighting against his oppression be called by relatively neutral term 'rebel' if not freedom fighters or liberators.
@@stardust286 More like assad is pro russian
Even novice known that's Mosad and DW is on support 😂😅
@@stardust286how about the US that has killed millions in Vietnam and Iraq alone?
they are the lesser evil.
we don't want them in EU
There wont be eu in 50 years😂😂
Syria is like Lebanon...it's basically a failed state....the government in Damascus only controls small select areas in the country....and now they might lose control most of those small areas and just remain in control of Damascus
What is happening is that Russian air defensives are proving to be ineffective against the new American F-35 Lightening stealth fighters. That is problem. Syria, and Iran cannot protect their air space.
I learned a messy situation is getting messier.
Americans an Turks supporting Islamists again
Who is paying for this? There are people on donkeys with dirt and dust about and we see this? What sort of people are these?
A lot of commentators here are upset these terrorists are being called "rebels".
Would you prefer "militants", like the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists?
These rebels had experience torture by Gov forces for decades...long before wars started...Thats why they rebel
The point is, people who fight real prolonged military battles, are not really what people think of, when they hear terrorists. And the term rebels stuck in the Syrian context, beyond its original meaning. It pretty much just denotes a meta(?)-faction within the conflict.
The Assad regime is the worst - except for all the potential alternatives that might take power in Syria.
From bad to worse.
Syria must be divided into different small countries - north west for Assad and die Allawens ethnicity + south for the Druze (especially around Jabel-al-duruz), in the north-east for Kurds and the rest of the area for the Sunni.
suriye muhalif guruplar ile esad anlaşıp kürtlerin üzerine yürümeli
You brought an interesting point. A lot of ME countries are artificially created countries with majorities and minorities of religious groups. That's why they are boiling all the time.
@@alexten9961 THEY are boiling all the time because they have the petrol that west wants
When you realized Al Assad is a good guy and the rebels weren’t 🙄
syria and russia should stop escalting it
syria goverment supported by russia should just surrender and give up and give half its land to the rebels since the rebels are supported by turkey and turkey has nukes s
yes russia and syria should stop escalating ...soon we will have WW3
Turkey does not have nukes. The US forces in Turkey have nukes. Big difference.
@@hwuilee But turkey 🇹🇷 is NATO member and USA 🇺🇸 is their leader
@@hwuilee
He was joking. 😂😂😂
@@hwuilee He was sarcastic. Because thats what Russia tells Ukraine.
I guess no one remembers Saigon.
Goodbye Bashar, goodbye!
Wishful thinking
How things shifts swiftly, let see , the emerge of the this fighter group timing is understandable
..... I wonder have they counted 'children' died in this conflict
Babies, children, pregnant women, the old and disabled have died in every war forever
@@janejones8672 In Gaza, they, seemingly, do all the dying.
If they want us to tell them the capital of Syria, let Damascus themselves.
Erdogan is being irresponsible
what do you mean ?
Turkiye defeated the combined powers of all Western nations during their peak strength during Turkiye's war of independence. Erdogan & Turkiye are rational actors.
@@azumishimizu1880TURKEY has good things about it and bad things about it. TURKEY also annihilated the Armenians, Pontic Greek, Assyrians and Cilicians and even attempted to do so with the Kurds. TURKEY did not "beat the combined West" they lost multiple times against Austria, Spain, and others in many key conflicts. TURKEY didn't really exist at those times either. As a modern nation state TURKEY has had a mixed record.
@@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis not true
@@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis They did: Allied Powers:
Greece
France
(until 1921)[c]
French West Africa[8]
Armenian Legion
Algeria[8]
Morocco[8]
Tunisia[8]
United Kingdom[d]
India[9][10][11]
Armenia
(in 1920)
Supported by:
United States
Denikin's army
Istanbul Government[e]
Other pro-Istanbul rebels
Georgia
(in 1921)
Separatists:
Pontic Greek rebels
Kurdish rebels
Assyrian rebels
Green Army
(1920-1921)
Infact Turkiye beat not only combined Western powers, but also their Asian colonies! Turks certainly did lose some battles, but also ruled Austrian land during the Hunnic Empire & Pannonian Avars. The West is now severly weakened, because it doesnt have colonies anymore.
Turkey behind this culprit game.
They reclaimed Aleppo a Million metropole without injuring one single citizen. I guess this says alot to international viewers.
because the Syrian army mostly left the city or surrendered and then got executed
It says that Assads forces ran away to regroup nothing more nothing less.
Syria is the size of North Dakota, with a population of 22 million. This conflict has been going on for over 13 years. Imagine the death toll, the devastation, and the length of time an American civil war would be like if the Conservatives decided to take arms against...well, everyone else. War is not a good option folks.
Allepo, Not Damascus 🤦🤦🤦
It’s referring to the government of Syria being caught off guard.
I see why people are getting confused though.
This ibrahim guy is very well spoken i like him
The first guest seemed well informed, good selection from DW!
russia dont hav the strength to protect assad
there are no hezbollah fighters in aleppo and they lose aleppo.
Why would they support Al Qaeda?
5 million people had fled Syria and especially from Aleppo , they will return to their homes soon 💪
nope they wont....
@@caboosej8749yes they will
Bruh stop being delusional and wake up buddy 😂
They are all living comfortably in EU on welfare.
haha
Assad regime lost nearly 60% of his pre 2010 military strength during the Syrian civil war when his officers and soldiers defected or was killed off. Assad's grip on Syria is hanging by a very thin thread. If it wasn't for the Russians, Assad would have been dead by now. The SAA is barely controlling the country as it is, they don't have enough tanks to launch an offensive yet alone hold ground or capture rebel territories.
Where is ICC IN THIS KILLING
ICC is busy looking for Netanyahu 😂
@SunAraw-dr6tt 😆😆😆
@@SunAraw-dr6ttNetanyahu took a selfie in front of the hogue yesterday. 😂
I saw troops walking through Aleppo, without a shot fired. I see Putin trolls trying to make a cheap psyop response. When the Russians were doing their double tap strikes in Syria, were you calling for the ICC?
ICC...ICC..ICC...ICC...ahhhh you mean the clowns....😂😂😂😂😂