@@DerDrecksack87 since when pusian military gives truthful information? They "cleared out" Kursk of a threat on day one, and yet Ukrainians are still there.
On Russian interests in Syria, I can find: -Oil revenues, -A foothold in the middle east, -A mediterranian naval base, -A stepping stone for their operations in Africa. So they have something to defend here, but they have to decide their priorities.
@@badluck5647 yes and no, think of it the same way that we have our forever wars in America.. Like the intention of Putin or of the citizen's, maybe to succeed, or to pull out, but, there are so many other people who are actually on the ground there, and others who are back home, who are just enjoying the forever war profits
@@badluck5647 thats not how ideologies work, you can't defeat them, you can only transform them or give an alternative. I.e Japan was one of the most vilest of people on the face of this earth, today, everyone flocks to them and no one bats an eye of their historical colonial efforts. Islamic lands are different they got inverted, 1800s many imams were modernizing islam, then after islam was defeated by the destruction of the caliphate which was assumed to be something forever, in the 60's you had a wave of zealots transforming islamic occupied countries. NOw those same countries are unrecognizable (iran, afghanistan etc...) So not exactly true especially the middle east where there is soo many groups who flip flop.
Preston - YOU ARE THE MEDIA!!!!!! Love the transparency and you say what you believe and disbelieve. You are correct - this is muddy and messy ... but it is happening none-the-less. Thanks for the coverage.
Every honest citizen reporting anything is the media. "Is happening nonetheless" is a passive, irresponsible way to view our government's covert activity abroad.
Al Jolani is not a Saudi btw. His father escaped from Syria to Saudi Arabia, and Jolani was born there. He is specifically from the Golan region of Syria, hence his name Jolani.
By citizenship/nationality, he could be called a Saudi, but the way Arab culture works is incredibly clan based compared to western ideas of nationality. He may have been born in Saudi Arabia, but that really doesn't mean much. Arabs of the same nationality screw each other over all the time over things that we would call tribal disputes or feuding noble houses if they happened at any other point in history before 1914. I doubt Al Jolani considers himself a Saudi.
@@LemonHead-sq5wsprobably at this point he is a another refugee out of millions living a comfy life in western state for years ,he won’t be seeking attention at random youtube commentators if proxy war is being played at his home
no the opposition broke the ceasefire after what how many years.. Guess they were just storing up weapons etc and are trying to take advantage of the situation in lebanon, gaza, ukraine.. thinking syrian backers wont be enough to help.. Still got chemical weapons and barrel bombs lol
First time here . Great info and more importantly you told me outright what you lack knowledge on and to dig further on specific It was loaded with very good actual statistics And was Non -Political!!! Keep it up buddy 🇨🇦
12:27 Just a small correction. Julani is not Saudi, he is actually Syrian, and specifically from The Golan Heights (from which his family got the name Julani). He was born in Saudi Arabia, since his father has worked there for a while as an oil engineer, and then moved back to his home country of Syria at the age of 7 years. The confusion that some Americans have is that they forget that most of the world don't give citizenship by birth, so when they see someone born in Saudi Arabia, they immediately call him a Saudi.
Only America is dumb enough to let immigrants (both legal an non) to birth American citizens strictly because the birth happened on American soil. Even our woke neighbors to the north (canada) no longer allow it.
Ah okay so because his parents are Syrian he is also considered so no matter where he was born... So what if the parents had each gained Saudi Arabian citizenship and then he's born there would that change it or would he still be considered a citizen of Syria
@@Soze_A1.g9m if his father has saudi citizenship, he can also become a saudi citizen, not his mother tho, you can only inherit citizenship from your father. it doesnt matter where he is born, his father either goes back or to his countries embassy and just registers his son/daughter for the citizenship
The Free Syrian Army, Turkmen troops have been trained professionally for many years 🇹🇷. In mountain commando schools. They are genetically Turkish and well-equipped, well-educated. Communication, command and control skills are at a high level
Thy seem to be fine. The only problem is that they would do Turkey's interests over Syria's, which can be concerning and a reason to not fully trust them. Although I choose them over Assad and his Iranian militia at any time.
"Al Qaeda is on our side in Syria", Jake Sullivan, then-Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Yes, US-Backed Al Queda has captured Allepo in Syria. Both Al Queda and ISIS are ARMED and FUNDED by the USA.
Notice the resistance fighter did not rip down the Palestinian flag, but removed the Assad and Iranian fighters flag. Credits Russia's bombing in Ukraine's manufacturing base, with Turkish hi-tech engines orders as put back Turkey's Kaan Jet development about 2 years, hence Turkey's Pissed and gave the go-ahead for these assaults.
So Assad was living rent free all this time in your head? So Who cares more about this person than let's say, Tulsi Gabbard, aka Ruski asset, aka Assad appeaser? Man you can't make this shit up....wow. I legit thought Syria was asleep while the Iranian missiles were going back and forth with Israel. I thought he was essentially dead or new gov/regime was running Syria by now. This shows reality is only known via the "cabal media." Only because to this day after all that time the myanmar civil war never gets this kind of coverage.
Pet peeve I have is people casually calling any small pointy nosed jet a fighter. Philosophically, sure it can carry weapons and thus fight against a target.
History has thought that replacing a dictator in the Arab world usually does not mean any improvement but that either total chaos ensues with an everybody against all fight or a much worse dictator garbs power.
It is why America doesn't have a King or a Theocrat and both are described very well in our Constitution as our enemies. It isn't we the kingdom and we the rulers of said kingdom...
As someone who was following this offensive from the beginning, it’s just absolutely surreal how rapidly the SAA (Assad’s army) collapsed. As Sun Tzu said, “The supreme art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting.”, and it looks like the rebels read his book.
i thought this had all ended years ago.. as i haven't been following this.. i thought assad had taken back his country pretty much and had not watched this at all.. wow.. this is just impressive... so are these forces reasonable ? i mean are they looking to establish a free country rather than what i remember of assad's regime being very pressive...
@@albertbresca8904 NO, they are an image of Taleban in Afghanistan, and they don't represent the majority of Syrian people, The regime is Olgarchic dilapidated and has no chance (and maybe no intention) to make any improvements for people, BUT still better than these Jihadists So it's "the lesser of two evils" 💔
“The supreme art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting.”, and it looks like the rebels read his book." Lmao. If they read his book, why are they doing the complete opposite? Tzu also said: - Appear weak when you are strong, strong when you are weak. The ultimate goal in any conflict is to control and overcome your enemy. Deception is important. Deception includes feigning weakness when you are strong or professing ignorance when you are informed. Appearing to be weak, unprepared, or small in size can lure your opponent into traps and make them susceptible to misguided actions or responses. Appear weak when you are strong. For instance, creating a scenario where only a small portion of your force is visible can mislead opponents into thinking they outnumber or out arm you. When they prepare an attack under that guise, they will be ill-prepared for the full strength of your forces. Another example is allowing your opponent to win small victories or gains. Your opponent may fall victim to greed or an inflated ego, which will confuse and hinder their strategy when the truth is revealed. The "rebels" have advanced very quickly against a country that has (not sure how many "rebels" are participating in this) hundred of thousands soldiers. Yet, upon watching all the videos on the conflict, it appears to be very small-scale battles.
Knowing how to use something is one thing, being able to fund and maintain it is entirely different. Driving a tank isn't particularly difficult either.
Wrong, they are te****ists from ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Grey Wolves, SNA etc armed/funded by the US with Syria oil revenue and trained in Albania and Turkey by MEK (te**or group banned in Iran).
Apparently Turkey has helped prepare this offensive for 2 years. But, that's an excellent point Russia has also been shipping mercenaries to Ukraine, so who knows how many are left
Syria is a historical crossroads. There will always be people about. Vast stretches of the Country are unoccupied or sparsely populated so there's actually not that many places to fight "in", with small mountains, streams & valleys defining town & City municipal space, & you can see that trait in the territories we know ISIL control. ISIL control & are contained in mostly two tight slivers of land. Salah al-Din is valley with very imposing surrounding geography. West near as Palmyra in Homs is similarly rough land that's mostly abandoned which is how they keep a low profile.
International security council is the one who got rid of the Gaddafi , France 🇫🇷 strikes etc the world is involved of this destruction and it is only applied to what you call third world country nobody dare to mess with big sharks directly .
I think that's the plan. To just leave Syria as an unfixable mess so that won't be a threat any time soon to its regional enemies. I see a few objectives: 1) keeping Syria weak to protect Israel 2) closing the corridor between Iran and Lebanon 3) closing the Russian navy base 4) setting the stage to build an gas pipeline from the gulf states to turkey to replace Russian gas to Europe (a project that Assad many times refused under pressure from Putin)
Mate, the center opinion is fence sitting. The left might be a little kooky these days but the right has actively embraced authoritarianism. So if you care, at all, about democracy, there's only one side defending it. The left.
The interesting thing I’ve noticed about all these foreign conflicts is that hardly anyone condemns the violence, conflict, harm to innocent civilians or the mayhem in general. It’s a shrug and dissection of what’s happening like it’s a sporting event. However, any inner city or urban violence is treated very differently. The people are condemned and labeled uncivilized. Their behavior is labeled as inappropriate and people express an expectation that their behavior shouldn’t be violent and they should act like adults, resolve their differences and be peaceful. I’d be nice if the same expectation applied to foreign policy and included all parties involved.
@@theobservationsreal3291Al Qaeda is literally leading this offensive There have been a few clashes between Al Qaeda and other rebels in the past but now they are 100% working together again
Syria Defense Forces are the Turkey proxies on the northern border, while the Syrian Democratic Forces are the Kurd led forces in the east. Patrick was correct.
@@Koz4concern Usually those people would be called Jihadis or terrorists, but since they are funded by the United States, they are called the "Syria Democratic Forces" its just a way for the US to make them look good and distract the West from the fact that they are invading a huge part of Syria
it is mainly pkk a terrorist organization that the usa asked them to pick a less troublesome name so they look more legit. look up ypg name change to sdf explained. Yes ypg is pkk
PLEASE DONT BELIEVE THAT KURDS SUPPORT SDF / YPG/ PKK ! 500K KURDS ESCAPED THE SDF TO SEEK REFUGE IN TURKEY. ITS LIKE SAYING THE MEXICAN CARTEL REPRESENTS ALL MEXICANS
Severing ties with ISIS in 2017 (when there was an international coalition almost done annihilating it) was just a matter of realpolitik. The fact is that these Syrian rebels would be considered Islamic terrorists in any other context.
Wait a minute. Didn't Preston Stewart say the HTS was an Al Qaeda affiliate? I seem to recall Preston stating that Al Qaeda and ISIS fought a number of battles with each other, as Al Qaeda refused to submit to ISIS.
@@lambertlum1087 basically Al Nusra Front (which is like a predecessor to HTS) was formed as an extension of the Islamic state of Iraq into Syria however when the ISI leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi wanted to absorb Al Nusra Front and basically united these two jihadist territories in both Iraq and Syria, al Jolani denied this offer and instead pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda however Baghdadi refused this and basically went to war with al nusra over several areas in Syria including Raqqa which would eventually become the capital of the ISIS group. that's what caused the rift between ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Maybe I’m alone here, but when discussing the number of captured vehicles, using the term “countless” tells me nothing. I understand that you mean “relatively large amount”, but what is that amount? Did they get 5 aircraft? 20? 100?You say they captured countless vehicles at a few points in the video while never clarifying what you actually mean.
Anybody that gives you hard numbers at this stage is either lying or just really foolish. It's too early for a proper count, all we can get right now is the general trend of things.
The state of the equipment is also really bad. It is old, it has been used for decades now and it was probably not well maintained. But it will be helpful nonetheless.
They captured 2-3 aircraft in the abandoned airbase however these are most likely not operational. HTS also captured a single Pantsir unit. As for captured tanks I've seen a video from a Turkmen rebel fighter who sweared on God that he saw at least 30 tanks abandoned by Syrian government forces along the M5 highway. The footage does seem to confirm this, although keep in mind most of those are very old t55 t72 tanks. These guys also count bmps and the like as tanks so the rebels do not have fleets of T90s or anything
An opportunity presented itself and they jumped on it. It was a great move for them. Don't really know how all this will shape the politics out there, but I'll sit back and wait and see.
Same thing happened in 2018 but no one in the US cared because we were not desperate for a geopolitical win at the time. Crumbling frontline in The Ukr, Tel-Aviv is running low on guided munitions, Taipei is backing away from the aggressive rhetoric towards their mainland government. Now we have resorted to betting on the NATO trained Al-Nusra proxies to get us a win (and the Kurds who we also trained are temporarily siding with Assad).
HTS is an Islamist group, they most likely seek to establish an Islamic state once they take control. However, they are rather moderate when compared to Al Qaeda and IS. They don’t really engage in sectarian violence and even treat Christians fairly well.
@ ya but the main reason is the US doesn’t want them to escalate significantly since we have forces there but there divide since Kurds in northeast want a Kurdistan that’s autonomous from the Syria
@@kylenader7276Don't forget about the Kurds in Northern Iraq and Eastern Turkey as well. This could possibly spill over into a repeat of 2015-2016 and you got the war in Gaza and Lebanon which has winded down for now but both sides are likely gearing to start again once they reciprocate. Sure Turkey is worried about the Kurds if they get too powerful it could spark rebellions in the East and destabilize Turkey's border further draw attention away from Russia and Syria.
Yeah the former and future president made a deal with the Taliban without including the former Afghan government. 5,000 Taliban were released from prisons.
@sidritkurti1173 The Trump administration negotiated the withdrawal agreement in February of 2020 directly with the Taliban without including the Afghan government. Freeing 5,000 Taliban prisoners and reducing US troop strength from 13,000 to 2,500 by the end of the year. The agreement set out a May 1st, 2021 deadline for withdrawal. The Biden administration pushed that date back to August.
i can assure you while the HTS is now in Aleppo, christians were praying today in their churches just as they do every sunday, HTS is not at all like ISIS.
The Syrian situation is wild. Turkey is sort of stabbing Russia in the back via Nu-Qaeda and it seems like the Kurds held the other side forcing Assad’s forces south and very much on the run. We’ll see how fast and much Russia and Iran backup Assad because Hezbollah seems pretty devastated and they’re about to lose their corridor.
Bravo Preston for your impressive coverage of the current conflicts in the Middle East. It's so refreshing to listen to an unbiased American who understands that the world does not revolve around the USA. I'm an Australian who values our friendship and alliance with your country. I have subscribed to your channel.
I'm here in Aleppo It's very messed up situation and we're stuck can't go out. Pray for us 🙏🏻 Living with these islamists is worse than the dictator bad regime 🥲🥲
are u serious rn living under the regeime is better? obviously if its isis or something similar i understand but the moderate ones i thought would be better?
There are no moderate rebels. "Moderate islamic rebels" was a catchphrase coined by the Obama administration to justify their arming of ISIS predecessor groups and their allies.@@lukeknight1133
الطائرة كانت تقل عقرجي رئيس وزارة الخارجية الايراني وتم اعتراضه من قبل طائرة 16F وهبطت الطائرة بل فعل في سوريا لكن في مطار حماميم الذي تتخذه روسية قاعدة لسلاح الجو
@@AmmarShallal This is the report I read: An Iranian flight suspected to be ferrying arms to Hezbollah was blocked by the Israeli Air Force over Syria overnight between Saturday and Sunday, The Times of Israel has learned. IAF fighter jets flew up to the Iranian plane over Syria and ordered it to turn around, and it did a short while later.
I read the same…Israel needs to remain vigilant and ensure hezbollah doesn’t re-arm, because the international coalition/UN forces will continue to turn a blind eye to whatever Hezbollah does
Great video as always, Preston. One small thing, though: The word "primer" that you said at 0:56 is pronounced "primmer" when it has the meaning you meant there, despite only having one "m". (When it's the primer you put on something before you paint it, it's pronounced the way you said it/the way it looks.)
A situation where I really struggle with any side in that conflict except the US forces keeping Daesh in check - don't like Assad, don't like the Russians or Hezbollah - but most of the opposition forces (except the Kurds) are the types that make me nervous - "so you're saying you USED to be Al Queda, but now you're not? Ummm, okaaaaaay..."
He was already there on talks when this happened, this aint the same situation as Zelensky leaving for germany right before Kiev was bombed a while back.
@@DerDrecksack87 He has not been living in his own country for ten years now and still pretends to be president who nobody in syria wants to longer fight for. Instead they welcome Al Nusra into their arms lmao
There is of course disappointment for the lack of intelligence before the October 7th attacks but I think people who resigned the government are about 30% of the population@@PokemonGuy666
After watching this video, i have gotten one conclusion! This guy is DEFINITELY a syrian civil war EXPERT.. (Love ypur videos, this isnt a comment on you, but on the way people today view and consume content like this. your disclaimer was genuinely great)
😂😂😂😂😂 3 day special military operations ahead of schedule!!!! 😂 I did not see that coming I was waiting for like a complicated smart intro.. I mean that really made my day! Thanks for making videos we do enjoy they ... I love when people don't jump on the stories but actually use common sense and reality and international law instead of being the first one to post something.. it's nice when people don't make videos begin pro or against side but instead they are pro information firs truth and right or wrong.. or to say it short. "You make good work"👍 🇺🇸💪
As a syrian myself who just happens to be living in Aleppo at this exact moment, well most of life technically, I really applaud your informed and objective analysis of the situation in Syria and in my hometown in particular. Right now it's very hard draw any conclusions about this recent developments and the "rebels" monumental advances, it seems to me that Assad wanted to mitigate his losses by withdrawing his forces outside of Aleppo province establishing, as you can see on the territory control maps, a sort of a defensive line rather than being surrounded by attacking forces in Aleppo that might lead to some of the strongholds being completely isolated and cutoff and in desperate need of reinforcement aid etc,...but now he can concentrate and shorten the frontline on smaller parts or pockets - as of now it's aimed towards Hama and it's northern border - while he gather military aid from his allies (Iraqi paramilitary forces "Hashed al Sha'bi" in addition to Hezbollah lebanese militants) trying to deal a striking blow to his adversaries (mainly HTS) by also seeking the aid of kurds (SDF, YPG) whom they as you said formed a very fragile alliance with the isalimsts which will never hold on the long run. Key word in this whole debacle is, you've guessed it; Russia. Assad is counting on a Trump backed peace treaty between putin and Ukraine that will alleviate the pressure on putin which hindered his ability to send the most important peace of military equipment to his ally, the fighting jets, then Assad will be able to issue a counteroffensive campaign on his foes backed also by the Arab league's consent and a western green light to get rid of the "radicals and jihadists" whom are a threat to the west, to the region and the whole world. That's the most likely scenario in my opinion, unless diplomatic efforts could lead to some breakthrough, I don't see any solution - at least from the regime part - other than the military one.....
هنالك حكومة ديكتاتورية كانت تظلم الغالبية من الشعب منذ ١٩٨٠ إو حتى اكثر مع استمرار الظلم و الديكتاتورية و الاهانة الشعب لم يعد يتحمل المزيد من ذلك فخرج يطالب باسقاط الحكومة لذلك حدثت هذه الحرب و تدخلت دول عديدة قوية ضد الشعب السوري لحماية الحكومة الديكتاتورية مما أدى إلى إنشاء تنظيم ار ها بي isis
(1) Preston Stewart has perfect teeth. He should do toothpaste commercials. (2) This is a good video. As always, Preston combines good information and analysis with excellent video footage and other graphics. Thank you for sharing.
Also, about Julani fighting for al-Qaeda in Iraq: there was an entire system in Syria where you could go into an office in major Syrian towns and cities and sign up to fight for AQI, and they’d send you into Iraq (yes, really!), and Julani was one of the men who did this. Plus, Assad’s regime facilitated arms and munitions to travel into Iraq via Abu Kamal for use by Iraqi insurgents (a whole lot of the RKG-3 grenades thrown at American humvees and MRAPs were shipped in via Abu Kamal, for example).
The joke about the three day military operation in the beginning had me rolling.
lmaooooo same
Great delivery, too
It was always a joke, especially because nobody from the russian military has ever said it.
@@DerDrecksack87 on a scale of 1 to 10 how hurt are your feelings?
@@DerDrecksack87 since when pusian military gives truthful information? They "cleared out" Kursk of a threat on day one, and yet Ukrainians are still there.
Wtf, is there a corner of the earth without m113s?!
Nope 😂
Yes, The Antarctic.
M114s
Quite literally no. Only continent without these bad boys is Antarctica
You can find pictures of NASA owned m113s, so not just on earth ;)
On Russian interests in Syria, I can find:
-Oil revenues,
-A foothold in the middle east,
-A mediterranian naval base,
-A stepping stone for their operations in Africa.
So they have something to defend here, but they have to decide their priorities.
Also the Qatar-Turkey pipeline, that would bring natural gas to Europe
If Russia could have defeated the rebels fully, then they would have done so a decade ago.
@@badluck5647 yes and no, think of it the same way that we have our forever wars in America.. Like the intention of Putin or of the citizen's, maybe to succeed, or to pull out, but, there are so many other people who are actually on the ground there, and others who are back home, who are just enjoying the forever war profits
@@badluck5647 thats not how ideologies work, you can't defeat them, you can only transform them or give an alternative.
I.e Japan was one of the most vilest of people on the face of this earth, today, everyone flocks to them and no one bats an eye of their historical colonial efforts.
Islamic lands are different they got inverted, 1800s many imams were modernizing islam, then after islam was defeated by the destruction of the caliphate which was assumed to be something forever, in the 60's you had a wave of zealots transforming islamic occupied countries.
NOw those same countries are unrecognizable (iran, afghanistan etc...)
So not exactly true especially the middle east where there is soo many groups who flip flop.
I'm not sure they have much of a choice here. If Russia can't protect their allies they'll lose face.
Preston - YOU ARE THE MEDIA!!!!!! Love the transparency and you say what you believe and disbelieve. You are correct - this is muddy and messy ... but it is happening none-the-less. Thanks for the coverage.
Every honest citizen reporting anything is the media.
"Is happening nonetheless" is a passive, irresponsible way to view our government's covert activity abroad.
The messier it gets
the more real it is.
These resistance forces are aligned with isis.
Well said
Thanks for the information, Preston! As always, top-notch work, it is greatly appreciated
Doing better in Syria in 3 days than Russia did in Ukraine in 3 years
free rojava supporting the sna and the hts is so ironic
Syria doesnt have 40 NATO countries on it's side, genius
@@eagleye44Neither did Ukraine for the first few weeks.
@@eagleye44🤫don't waste the effort required to break their propaganda.
That's a joke, right?
High quality insight and analysis
Big respect from the UK
The people in Georgia MUST take this chance
And Kaliningrad, and the far east, and Finland, and Poland... and Chechnya?
@garyfasso6223 this is even getting us feeling rebellious here in Togo 🇹🇬.
Georgian civil war 😂
@@garyfasso6223
Yes! Now is the time to be free of Russia.
They wont
Al Jolani is not a Saudi btw. His father escaped from Syria to Saudi Arabia, and Jolani was born there. He is specifically from the Golan region of Syria, hence his name Jolani.
So I guess the American bounty of $10 million on his head goes to a Russian?
Pretty sure that makes Jolani a suadi national
...so he's a Saudi
By citizenship/nationality, he could be called a Saudi, but the way Arab culture works is incredibly clan based compared to western ideas of nationality. He may have been born in Saudi Arabia, but that really doesn't mean much. Arabs of the same nationality screw each other over all the time over things that we would call tribal disputes or feuding noble houses if they happened at any other point in history before 1914.
I doubt Al Jolani considers himself a Saudi.
Even if you were born in Saudi you won't have the Saudi citizenship
Thanks!
It couldn't be more complicated. As if it weren't complicated enough in that region. Thank you for reporting on a Sunday. ❤
We thought Russia was proven to be a paper tiger, but Syria is taking things to another level. Afghanistan degrees of military incompetence.
Great as usual Preston. Thanks!
I appreciate your articulate and measured descriptions of the players, motives and movements involved in this and the other conflicts you cover.
Why didn't he mention the US armed Kurds siding with and being commanded by Russian officers?
Thank you Pretson. I am from Aleppo, Syria, and a huge fan of your work. I appreciate your professional coverage.
Where did you run away to ?
@@LemonHead-sq5wsprobably at this point he is a another refugee out of millions living a comfy life in western state for years ,he won’t be seeking attention at random youtube commentators if proxy war is being played at his home
@@LemonHead-sq5wshe’s “from” not in
I am from there too
I hope you're safe love from Israel ❤
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the happenings in Syria, Preston.
Assad ran out of Barrel Bombs
Not yet 😂
You know any leader that puts pictures up for people to worship has to go
Gay
You’re such a good sheep.
no the opposition broke the ceasefire after what how many years.. Guess they were just storing up weapons etc and are trying to take advantage of the situation in lebanon, gaza, ukraine.. thinking syrian backers wont be enough to help.. Still got chemical weapons and barrel bombs lol
First time here .
Great info and more importantly you told me outright what you lack knowledge on and to dig further on specific
It was loaded with very good actual statistics
And was Non -Political!!!
Keep it up buddy 🇨🇦
12:27
Just a small correction.
Julani is not Saudi, he is actually Syrian, and specifically from The Golan Heights (from which his family got the name Julani).
He was born in Saudi Arabia, since his father has worked there for a while as an oil engineer, and then moved back to his home country of Syria at the age of 7 years.
The confusion that some Americans have is that they forget that most of the world don't give citizenship by birth, so when they see someone born in Saudi Arabia, they immediately call him a Saudi.
Only America is dumb enough to let immigrants (both legal an non) to birth American citizens strictly because the birth happened on American soil. Even our woke neighbors to the north (canada) no longer allow it.
Ah okay so because his parents are Syrian he is also considered so no matter where he was born... So what if the parents had each gained Saudi Arabian citizenship and then he's born there would that change it or would he still be considered a citizen of Syria
@@Soze_A1.g9m if his father has saudi citizenship, he can also become a saudi citizen, not his mother tho, you can only inherit citizenship from your father. it doesnt matter where he is born, his father either goes back or to his countries embassy and just registers his son/daughter for the citizenship
@Soze_A1.g9m incredibly difficult foe foreigners to obtain citizenship in the GCC region. Even other Arab Muslims.
@@ihyperenergy6549 thank you for the reply and clarification
The Free Syrian Army, Turkmen troops have been trained professionally for many years 🇹🇷. In mountain commando schools. They are genetically Turkish and well-equipped, well-educated. Communication, command and control skills are at a high level
Thy seem to be fine. The only problem is that they would do Turkey's interests over Syria's, which can be concerning and a reason to not fully trust them. Although I choose them over Assad and his Iranian militia at any time.
They're employed by turkey to fight for turkey's interests by that in Libya or in Artsak. A foreign legion I suppose.
They don’t attack Syria. They attack a different ethnic group. The Kurds who fought ISIS. Actually forced Kurds to ask Assad for help
@@joekwsThat's bs. It's a completely stupid claim, we don't need to use foreign militias for our wars.
"Al Qaeda is on our side in Syria", Jake Sullivan, then-Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Yes, US-Backed Al Queda has captured Allepo in Syria.
Both Al Queda and ISIS are ARMED and FUNDED by the USA.
Notice the resistance fighter did not rip down the Palestinian flag, but removed the Assad and Iranian fighters flag. Credits Russia's bombing in Ukraine's manufacturing base, with Turkish hi-tech engines orders as put back Turkey's Kaan Jet development about 2 years, hence Turkey's Pissed and gave the go-ahead for these assaults.
I'm sure at some point, Assad's Army will show up in the comments to defend Assad!
😂
So Assad was living rent free all this time in your head? So Who cares more about this person than let's say, Tulsi Gabbard, aka Ruski asset, aka Assad appeaser? Man you can't make this shit up....wow. I legit thought Syria was asleep while the Iranian missiles were going back and forth with Israel. I thought he was essentially dead or new gov/regime was running Syria by now. This shows reality is only known via the "cabal media." Only because to this day after all that time the myanmar civil war never gets this kind of coverage.
Assad is scum but these "rebels" are jihadists, they're not going to provide any measure of freedom to anyone.
They’ll probably retreat and leave Preston subscriptions.
Love your vids! Great down to earth info.
Agreed. Just very propagana-ish
I can’t here the name Baghdadi without hearing Trumps “died like a dog” speech.😂😂😂
😂😂😂
“Don’t cry Abu”
“A beautiful dog…” 😂
😢😢😢😢
that speech was the highlight of his term
Those jets are L39 Albatrosses. They are, mostly, trainers. They can be armed with gun pods or small iron bombs.
Some appeared to have not flown in a while...
L39 were made in my country, its a good trainer, however its not even able to reach mach 1. Its a very outdated plane for modern combat.
I don’t think these guys are training very much considering how expensive it is
Iron bomb? Like an anvil?
Pet peeve I have is people casually calling any small pointy nosed jet a fighter. Philosophically, sure it can carry weapons and thus fight against a target.
Thank you for delivering the truth, as it is
History has thought that replacing a dictator in the Arab world usually does not mean any improvement but that either total chaos ensues with an everybody against all fight or a much worse dictator garbs power.
It is why America doesn't have a King or a Theocrat and both are described very well in our Constitution as our enemies. It isn't we the kingdom and we the rulers of said kingdom...
@@charlesmitchell9690guess what? There are no kings or theocrats in this conflict.
It's game of thrones
thought garbs
Well i think syria is different because you will never find a dictator worst than assad
Thanks Preston for the carefully balanced information. And great to hear about this conflict that doesn't get much coverage here in France 🇫🇷
Excellent reporting on this as always
As someone who was following this offensive from the beginning, it’s just absolutely surreal how rapidly the SAA (Assad’s army) collapsed. As Sun Tzu said, “The supreme art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting.”, and it looks like the rebels read his book.
it was a coup, they were probably got orders from damascus to retreat, there is rumors that Asaad's brother is leading it
i thought this had all ended years ago.. as i haven't been following this..
i thought assad had taken back his country pretty much and had not watched this at all..
wow.. this is just impressive...
so are these forces reasonable ? i mean are they looking to establish a free country rather than what i remember of assad's regime being very pressive...
@@albertbresca8904 just because you dont hear about something in the news doesnt mean its not happening
@@albertbresca8904
NO, they are an image of Taleban in Afghanistan, and they don't represent the majority of Syrian people,
The regime is Olgarchic dilapidated and has no chance (and maybe no intention) to make any improvements for people, BUT still better than these Jihadists
So it's "the lesser of two evils" 💔
“The supreme art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting.”, and it looks like the rebels read his book."
Lmao. If they read his book, why are they doing the complete opposite?
Tzu also said:
- Appear weak when you are strong, strong when you are weak.
The ultimate goal in any conflict is to control and overcome your enemy. Deception is important. Deception includes feigning weakness when you are strong or professing ignorance when you are informed. Appearing to be weak, unprepared, or small in size can lure your opponent into traps and make them susceptible to misguided actions or responses. Appear weak when you are strong.
For instance, creating a scenario where only a small portion of your force is visible can mislead opponents into thinking they outnumber or out arm you. When they prepare an attack under that guise, they will be ill-prepared for the full strength of your forces.
Another example is allowing your opponent to win small victories or gains. Your opponent may fall victim to greed or an inflated ego, which will confuse and hinder their strategy when the truth is revealed.
The "rebels" have advanced very quickly against a country that has (not sure how many "rebels" are participating in this) hundred of thousands soldiers. Yet, upon watching all the videos on the conflict, it appears to be very small-scale battles.
The reason they can use 🇸🇾 military equipment is a good number of these guys are ex Syrian military men who defected in large groups.
thats bs only about 5k men defected to the "rebels"
I know a bunch of them deserted, but not how many.
Knowing how to use something is one thing, being able to fund and maintain it is entirely different. Driving a tank isn't particularly difficult either.
Wrong, they are te****ists from ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Grey Wolves, SNA etc armed/funded by the US with Syria oil revenue and trained in Albania and Turkey by MEK (te**or group banned in Iran).
Exactly what the iraqi army done in 2014.....
Wonder what happened.
@@teru797they all too busy trying to move to germany and its neighbors
Ran away
Defeat of Isis was Kurds and USA.
Kurds took serious losses and then abandoned by USA
Same with ANA Afghan National Army. I can see the pattern 😂
Except this time they most likely won’t regain the territory they’ve lost.
Oh noooooooo. Not again, how are there any people left to fight at this point in Syria???
Apparently Turkey has helped prepare this offensive for 2 years. But, that's an excellent point
Russia has also been shipping mercenaries to Ukraine, so who knows how many are left
Millions are still there ,Millions displaced,millions are going back now.😊
Good question, I wonder how many of the fighters are actually Syrian.
@@vdum1most are probably smaller ethnic groups like the Kurds and Turks.
Syria is a historical crossroads. There will always be people about.
Vast stretches of the Country are unoccupied or sparsely populated so there's actually not that many places to fight "in", with small mountains, streams & valleys defining town & City municipal space, & you can see that trait in the territories we know ISIL control.
ISIL control & are contained in mostly two tight slivers of land. Salah al-Din is valley with very imposing surrounding geography. West near as Palmyra in Homs is similarly rough land that's mostly abandoned which is how they keep a low profile.
Thank you for providing this update. Especially appreciate the primary sources.
HOPE IT DOES NOT END UP LIKE LIBYA WHERE THEY ARE FIGHTING.AMONGST THEMSELVES AFTER GETTING RID OF GADAFFI
They're all planning to get along. Very common in that part of the world.
@@Qwerty-jy9mj😂
International security council is the one who got rid of the Gaddafi , France 🇫🇷 strikes etc the world is involved of this destruction and it is only applied to what you call third world country nobody dare to mess with big sharks directly .
I think that's the plan. To just leave Syria as an unfixable mess so that won't be a threat any time soon to its regional enemies.
I see a few objectives:
1) keeping Syria weak to protect Israel
2) closing the corridor between Iran and Lebanon
3) closing the Russian navy base
4) setting the stage to build an gas pipeline from the gulf states to turkey to replace Russian gas to Europe (a project that Assad many times refused under pressure from Putin)
@@MrRedsjack You think Israel wants an unstable mess full of refugees & MORE terrorists right on its border?
So refreshing to hear an American with a center opinion and stating facts 🇬🇧🇺🇲
Mate, the center opinion is fence sitting. The left might be a little kooky these days but the right has actively embraced authoritarianism. So if you care, at all, about democracy, there's only one side defending it. The left.
@3:04 love how dude leaves the mortar training poster up.
7:15 the dude who drove into the back of the tank when it slams on its brakes 🤣🤣🤣
hahahaha noticed that too
@@whiteox8903 What you both haven`t noticed is that it`s a Infantry fighting vehicle, not a tank, Tanks are something different.
@@CroGaming420 we dont care what type of vehicle it is you geek
This is a good video thanks for being fair and objective in your reporting. Ive followed this conflict day to day for 13 years.
The interesting thing I’ve noticed about all these foreign conflicts is that hardly anyone condemns the violence, conflict, harm to innocent civilians or the mayhem in general. It’s a shrug and dissection of what’s happening like it’s a sporting event. However, any inner city or urban violence is treated very differently. The people are condemned and labeled uncivilized. Their behavior is labeled as inappropriate and people express an expectation that their behavior shouldn’t be violent and they should act like adults, resolve their differences and be peaceful. I’d be nice if the same expectation applied to foreign policy and included all parties involved.
It’s because the west promotes and actually funds this nonsense. US and their western lackeys are deeply involved in this incursion!
Remember what experience has taught us. My enemies' enemy are still enemy, and they may be our assholes, but don't forget they're always assholes.
they’re*
@@Enyamasparw fixed
I think it’s important to highlight that the rebels are still made up of Al-Qaeda fighters.
They actually have a big dispute with Al Qaeda for splitting off from them theyre not friends anymore
@@theobservationsreal3291
What about ISIS, Al-Nusra, Grey Wolves etc. These are the primary components of this te***rist coalition...
no they are not
Liar
@@theobservationsreal3291Al Qaeda is literally leading this offensive
There have been a few clashes between Al Qaeda and other rebels in the past but now they are 100% working together again
Just subscribed. Great video
Thanks a lot, glad you're here!
Great videos... thanks from Canada.
Love listening to you, the way you analyze.
SDF is not Syrian defence forces, it is Syrian democratic forces, and is build mainly from Kurds
‘Democratic’ forces 😂😂😂
Syria Defense Forces are the Turkey proxies on the northern border, while the Syrian Democratic Forces are the Kurd led forces in the east.
Patrick was correct.
@@Koz4concern Usually those people would be called Jihadis or terrorists, but since they are funded by the United States, they are called the "Syria Democratic Forces" its just a way for the US to make them look good and distract the West from the fact that they are invading a huge part of Syria
it is mainly pkk a terrorist organization that the usa asked them to pick a less troublesome name so they look more legit. look up ypg name change to sdf explained. Yes ypg is pkk
PLEASE DONT BELIEVE THAT KURDS SUPPORT SDF / YPG/ PKK ! 500K KURDS ESCAPED THE SDF TO SEEK REFUGE IN TURKEY. ITS LIKE SAYING THE MEXICAN CARTEL REPRESENTS ALL MEXICANS
Syria is interesting place. Even 1 hour old videos will be outdated
True. I saved a video in my watch later this weekend to, and a few hours later, it was outdated.
Severing ties with ISIS in 2017 (when there was an international coalition almost done annihilating it) was just a matter of realpolitik. The fact is that these Syrian rebels would be considered Islamic terrorists in any other context.
So would have American revolutionary soldiers.
Context matters.
Wait a minute. Didn't Preston Stewart say the HTS was an Al Qaeda affiliate? I seem to recall Preston stating that Al Qaeda and ISIS fought a number of battles with each other, as Al Qaeda refused to submit to ISIS.
@@lambertlum1087 basically Al Nusra Front (which is like a predecessor to HTS) was formed as an extension of the Islamic state of Iraq into Syria however when the ISI leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi wanted to absorb Al Nusra Front and basically united these two jihadist territories in both Iraq and Syria, al Jolani denied this offer and instead pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda however Baghdadi refused this and basically went to war with al nusra over several areas in Syria including Raqqa which would eventually become the capital of the ISIS group. that's what caused the rift between ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Loving the suggestions at the end.
very good video. thank you
Those rebels are anti Iran.
And?
@@OskarBosco-o2wus funded
@@OskarBosco-o2w So, they are funded by Iran's enemies.
Same fundemantaly Islamic , just sunni instead of shia , Assads government is secular and so is sdf
Maybe I’m alone here, but when discussing the number of captured vehicles, using the term “countless” tells me nothing. I understand that you mean “relatively large amount”, but what is that amount? Did they get 5 aircraft? 20? 100?You say they captured countless vehicles at a few points in the video while never clarifying what you actually mean.
Anybody that gives you hard numbers at this stage is either lying or just really foolish. It's too early for a proper count, all we can get right now is the general trend of things.
The state of the equipment is also really bad. It is old, it has been used for decades now and it was probably not well maintained. But it will be helpful nonetheless.
Countless means "a bunch"
Strictly speaking countless as uncounted
They captured 2-3 aircraft in the abandoned airbase however these are most likely not operational. HTS also captured a single Pantsir unit. As for captured tanks I've seen a video from a Turkmen rebel fighter who sweared on God that he saw at least 30 tanks abandoned by Syrian government forces along the M5 highway. The footage does seem to confirm this, although keep in mind most of those are very old t55 t72 tanks. These guys also count bmps and the like as tanks so the rebels do not have fleets of T90s or anything
An opportunity presented itself and they jumped on it. It was a great move for them. Don't really know how all this will shape the politics out there, but I'll sit back and wait and see.
Same thing happened in 2018 but no one in the US cared because we were not desperate for a geopolitical win at the time. Crumbling frontline in The Ukr, Tel-Aviv is running low on guided munitions, Taipei is backing away from the aggressive rhetoric towards their mainland government. Now we have resorted to betting on the NATO trained Al-Nusra proxies to get us a win (and the Kurds who we also trained are temporarily siding with Assad).
@@joebenson528 "NATO trained" - say it like it is: Turkish-trained. Turkey's stance on Syria is 180 degrees from every other NATO member
HTS is an Islamist group, they most likely seek to establish an Islamic state once they take control. However, they are rather moderate when compared to Al Qaeda and IS. They don’t really engage in sectarian violence and even treat Christians fairly well.
good video and very good sources you named
As usual great content
Wonder if there’ll be a pincer movement from the Kurds in the Northeast even though both sides aren’t necessarily friends
They have a better deal with the government.
@ ya but the main reason is the US doesn’t want them to escalate significantly since we have forces there but there divide since Kurds in northeast want a Kurdistan that’s autonomous from the Syria
the kurds are trying to stop a g€n0c¡de that they Turks and they pro×y groups in the refugee camps in the north .
Kurds did take some cities bleonging to Assad when Assad forces retreated
@@kylenader7276Don't forget about the Kurds in Northern Iraq and Eastern Turkey as well. This could possibly spill over into a repeat of 2015-2016 and you got the war in Gaza and Lebanon which has winded down for now but both sides are likely gearing to start again once they reciprocate. Sure Turkey is worried about the Kurds if they get too powerful it could spark rebellions in the East and destabilize Turkey's border further draw attention away from Russia and Syria.
Wtf .... this same scenario as the taliban retake Afghanistan in 2021
7:13 lmao wtf happened there
😂😂
He almost saw his 72 virgins. Duh.
Rip. My comment got deleted.
He almost saw his 72...(word).
@@SCH292hahahahhaa
He saw the rear end of the tank up close 😂
Informative and non-baised great work!
Great insights and analysis as always. Respect from Pakistan.
I'm just happy to be here.
US decision to leave afghanistan was political, not military.
Yeah the former and future president made a deal with the Taliban without including the former Afghan government.
5,000 Taliban were released from prisons.
Living Afghanistan wss a decision of Biden not of Trump. Trump's peace deal with Taliban was that USA was going keep the Bagram base
@sidritkurti1173 The Trump administration negotiated the withdrawal agreement in February of 2020 directly with the Taliban without including the Afghan government.
Freeing 5,000 Taliban prisoners and reducing US troop strength from 13,000 to 2,500 by the end of the year.
The agreement set out a May 1st, 2021 deadline for withdrawal.
The Biden administration pushed that date back to August.
@@sidritkurti1173 really? was it? keep the bagram base.. that woudl have been impressive...
@@sidritkurti1173 you are so wrong Trump is a coward
Fear for all the women and Christians over Aleppo, so much suffering
Aloha Snackbar!
They aren't targeting Christians. Stop navel gazing.
Pray for God’s mercy and protection over them.
i can assure you while the HTS is now in Aleppo, christians were praying today in their churches just as they do every sunday, HTS is not at all like ISIS.
HTS ain’t ISIS so there’s nothing to worry about
There are no good guys in this war.
I disagree
The Kurds are pretty okay, despite what the Turks say.
It all depends on the perspective.
Most of the Kurdish forces are alright. Other than that you’re right.
@@knightsnight5929 no , the Kurds are Socialist that persecute indigenous Assyrian Christians
Assad never fail to disappoint.
He is just a tiny dictator. And unlike NK he can't keep his borders sealed lol so he is a goner.😂
Just subbed
The Syrian situation is wild.
Turkey is sort of stabbing Russia in the back via Nu-Qaeda and it seems like the Kurds held the other side forcing Assad’s forces south and very much on the run.
We’ll see how fast and much Russia and Iran backup Assad because Hezbollah seems pretty devastated and they’re about to lose their corridor.
We were already rivals in the region though.
Good summary thanks
Bravo Preston for your impressive coverage of the current conflicts in the Middle East. It's so refreshing to listen to an unbiased American who understands that the world does not revolve around the USA.
I'm an Australian who values our friendship and alliance with your country. I have subscribed to your channel.
Appreciate the kind words man, means a lot!
I'm here in Aleppo
It's very messed up situation and we're stuck can't go out. Pray for us 🙏🏻
Living with these islamists is worse than the dictator bad regime 🥲🥲
I feel for you but I’m wondering: how is the change of government? Are the rebels treating you with distrust or is their focus only military?
are u serious rn living under the regeime is better? obviously if its isis or something similar i understand but the moderate ones i thought would be better?
what is the situation can u explain
How is it worse than living with the dictator regime? Do they force you to pray at mosques and ban cigarettes and hanging out with ladies?
There are no moderate rebels. "Moderate islamic rebels" was a catchphrase coined by the Obama administration to justify their arming of ISIS predecessor groups and their allies.@@lukeknight1133
There are many rebels who have military expirience. The rebellion started with a mutiny
Correct. Times of Israel reports that an Iranian plane full of weapons was turned back by an Israeli fighter jet.
الطائرة كانت تقل عقرجي رئيس وزارة الخارجية الايراني وتم اعتراضه من قبل طائرة 16F وهبطت الطائرة بل فعل في سوريا لكن في مطار حماميم الذي تتخذه روسية قاعدة لسلاح الجو
@@AmmarShallal This is different from the report I saw, but thank you I will look into it.
@@AmmarShallal This is the report I read: An Iranian flight suspected to be ferrying arms to Hezbollah was blocked by the Israeli Air Force over Syria overnight between Saturday and Sunday, The Times of Israel has learned.
IAF fighter jets flew up to the Iranian plane over Syria and ordered it to turn around, and it did a short while later.
@@letXeqX I heard of the same type of report back when Israel started its campaign in Lebanon. I don't know if this is fake news
I read the same…Israel needs to remain vigilant and ensure hezbollah doesn’t re-arm, because the international coalition/UN forces will continue to turn a blind eye to whatever Hezbollah does
Thank you for the update Preston.
You are going to have to have a big board to figure out who all these groups are.
A good start is to Google a chart under "Syria" & "The Diplomatic Contract" 🤓, & you're right. This is a LOT of parties & peoples to keep track of.
Great video as always, Preston. One small thing, though: The word "primer" that you said at 0:56 is pronounced "primmer" when it has the meaning you meant there, despite only having one "m". (When it's the primer you put on something before you paint it, it's pronounced the way you said it/the way it looks.)
Iran is blaming Turkey 🇹🇷
A situation where I really struggle with any side in that conflict except the US forces keeping Daesh in check - don't like Assad, don't like the Russians or Hezbollah - but most of the opposition forces (except the Kurds) are the types that make me nervous - "so you're saying you USED to be Al Queda, but now you're not? Ummm, okaaaaaay..."
The kurds committing genocide doesn't make you nervous?
Isn't Assad and his immediate family in Moscow living in the Four Seasons Hotel.
He was already there on talks when this happened, this aint the same situation as Zelensky leaving for germany right before Kiev was bombed a while back.
@@DerDrecksack87
He has not been living in his own country for ten years now and still pretends to be president who nobody in syria wants to longer fight for. Instead they welcome Al Nusra into their arms lmao
Assad should stay away from balconies and windows.....
al-Assad is very heavily reliant on Moscow. Both for the direct military support and to eventually rebuild the country.
@@DerDrecksack87 you’re right, Assad hiding in Russia isn’t the same as Zelenskyy going abroad to get military aid.
Appreciate you Preston.
A good report.
It doesn’t matter who wins in the end, as long as they all try their best…
Sarcasm at its finest. Thank you.
@@Joan-u6p You know, sometimes victory is not about winning, but about trying and showing bravery to the end. 🤣
Thank you for the videos from Israel!!
What percent of Israelies are against the government would u say?
We elected Bebi in a democratic election, the left is crying just like the American left is crying over Trump getting elected
@@PokemonGuy666 Most.
There is of course disappointment for the lack of intelligence before the October 7th attacks but I think people who resigned the government are about 30% of the population@@PokemonGuy666
@@PokemonGuy666 The vast majority of Israelis are against the government.
Joulani was Syrian that's where his nom de gurre comes from
Jouilani was azerbejani not Syrian
@@kalin3430 no he is Syrian from the Joulan (Golan), he was just born in Saudi
"Syrian"
@@soulseeker1651 yes if his parents are syrian and his entire lineage is syrian then he is syrian
Russians are saying they've wacked him.
Something seems really off with all of this. Very interesting. Take care, keep safe.
After watching this video, i have gotten one conclusion! This guy is DEFINITELY a syrian civil war EXPERT..
(Love ypur videos, this isnt a comment on you, but on the way people today view and consume content like this. your disclaimer was genuinely great)
I have a feeling that these aren’t freedom fighters we are seeing here. Remember what happened in Libya?
Great videos !
Theyre terrorists, not militias.
lmaooo false
cope harder bot
You wish
@@JR7600 brain rot comment. You must be a jihadi.
@@thekingslayer8579 allah oh akbar
Watching this from Aleppo❤
which group?
@764xo now hts is controling us
😂😂😂😂😂 3 day special military operations ahead of schedule!!!! 😂 I did not see that coming I was waiting for like a complicated smart intro.. I mean that really made my day! Thanks for making videos we do enjoy they ... I love when people don't jump on the stories but actually use common sense and reality and international law instead of being the first one to post something.. it's nice when people don't make videos begin pro or against side but instead they are pro information firs truth and right or wrong.. or to say it short. "You make good work"👍 🇺🇸💪
I'm sick of this B.S.
Why does everyone else get to mount awesome artillery pieces to their pickup trucks..... thought this was 'Merica!
They get to mount fighter jets to their pickups, too.
@barryon8706 yeah, but their gas is far cheaper.
Maybe you can. As longs as its made from titanium, takes 250million in R&D and the 25000 parts are built in 12 different States.
@@theendmyfriend Best I can do is a redneck and a 6pack.
Russia continues to embarrass itself and the ruski bots working 24/7 in RUclips comments to convince people otherwise 😂😂😂😂
Fr 😂😂😂
And Uturd is helping ruski bots by deleting REAL COMMENTS. I guess Yoturd is paying that 2.5 deceillion to Poop turd.
It's NATO NATO!! CIA! MOSSAD! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
@@Nathan-jh1hoas American in Afghanistan and
@@factsaboutknowledge6820And hoe about Russia's utter humiliation and total defeat in Afghanistan?
War and rumors of war all over the world
that's how it's been done smart people know this
Good business opportunities
Literally been happening for centuries. The wars have never stopped.
In Ireland too? 😂
@_d-- are you trying to be funny?
14:13 That is a very encouraging statement... let's hope it is genuine.
As a syrian myself who just happens to be living in Aleppo at this exact moment, well most of life technically, I really applaud your informed and objective analysis of the situation in Syria and in my hometown in particular.
Right now it's very hard draw any conclusions about this recent developments and the "rebels" monumental advances, it seems to me that Assad wanted to mitigate his losses by withdrawing his forces outside of Aleppo province establishing, as you can see on the territory control maps, a sort of a defensive line rather than being surrounded by attacking forces in Aleppo that might lead to some of the strongholds being completely isolated and cutoff and in desperate need of reinforcement aid etc,...but now he can concentrate and shorten the frontline on smaller parts or pockets - as of now it's aimed towards Hama and it's northern border - while he gather military aid from his allies (Iraqi paramilitary forces "Hashed al Sha'bi" in addition to Hezbollah lebanese militants) trying to deal a striking blow to his adversaries (mainly HTS) by also seeking the aid of kurds (SDF, YPG) whom they as you said formed a very fragile alliance with the isalimsts which will never hold on the long run.
Key word in this whole debacle is, you've guessed it; Russia. Assad is counting on a Trump backed peace treaty between putin and Ukraine that will alleviate the pressure on putin which hindered his ability to send the most important peace of military equipment to his ally, the fighting jets, then Assad will be able to issue a counteroffensive campaign on his foes backed also by the Arab league's consent and a western green light to get rid of the "radicals and jihadists" whom are a threat to the west, to the region and the whole world.
That's the most likely scenario in my opinion, unless diplomatic efforts could lead to some breakthrough, I don't see any solution - at least from the regime part - other than the military one.....
7:12 the moment guy on an ATV rear ends a tank
The joy of the Arab world!
Global powers are fighting over Syria.
هنالك حكومة ديكتاتورية كانت تظلم الغالبية من الشعب منذ ١٩٨٠ إو حتى اكثر
مع استمرار الظلم و الديكتاتورية و الاهانة
الشعب لم يعد يتحمل المزيد من ذلك
فخرج يطالب باسقاط الحكومة لذلك حدثت هذه الحرب
و تدخلت دول عديدة قوية ضد الشعب السوري لحماية الحكومة الديكتاتورية
مما أدى إلى إنشاء تنظيم ار ها بي isis
@@Johanman2029it's always either a theocratic authortrian government or just a regular authortrian government
Aloha Snackbar!
(1) Preston Stewart has perfect teeth. He should do toothpaste commercials. (2) This is a good video. As always, Preston combines good information and analysis with excellent video footage and other graphics. Thank you for sharing.
Also, about Julani fighting for al-Qaeda in Iraq: there was an entire system in Syria where you could go into an office in major Syrian towns and cities and sign up to fight for AQI, and they’d send you into Iraq (yes, really!), and Julani was one of the men who did this. Plus, Assad’s regime facilitated arms and munitions to travel into Iraq via Abu Kamal for use by Iraqi insurgents (a whole lot of the RKG-3 grenades thrown at American humvees and MRAPs were shipped in via Abu Kamal, for example).
The “everybody that asad is fighting is terrorist” is actually true tho.
And his allies are terrioists
everyone in this conflict has committed a terrorist act.
Is that a Toyota truck in the thumbnail?