The Islamist rebels did not take over whole country. Far larger territory was taken by Kurds, Druse & Christian forces and US aligned Sunnis. Damascus was not taken by the Islamists.
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The Islamist rebels did not take over whole country. Far larger territory was taken by Kurds, Druse & Christian forces and US aligned Sunnis. Damascus was not taken by the Islamists.
The Kurds already had control of the North East of the country years ago, hence the first outbreak of war a few years back. The Kurds are problematic for the Syrians, Turks and Iraqis who all persecuted them because, none want to see an independent Kurdish state, because of
However the Kurds are not a unified people, they don't even all speak the same language, hence no nation state has ever emerged.
I have now seen several reports that indicate the Syrian armed forces may have been told to stand down by Russia, to trap Western forces (including Israel) in messy conflict of attrition similar to that of Afghanistan.
In short, the conflict is not over yet.
I agree that the Syrian Civil War will continue. But the only country getting trapped in a nasty war of attrition is Turkey. Israel has completely destroyed all the hardware of the Syrian military rendering Syria de-militarised, like Germany and Japan after WWII. Israel has created a buffer zone and will not get involved on the ground. Hence it will not suffer any attrition.
The Middle East as we know it today is a post WWI British creation via the Balfor Declaration.
Israel / US is attempting to redraw that map. It has been a decades long stated goal which has had it's delays along the way. Now they are seeking to finish it.
According to this analysis, it they who have bitten off more than they can chew.
https://odysee.com/@theduran:e/syria-power-vacuum-w-jeffrey-sachs:1
No, it was not the Balfour Declaration that created the mess in the Middle East.
It was the Skyes - Picot Agreement.
The Balfour Declaration was the model for a peaceful Middle East - each ethnic group living in an homogeneous historic homeland.
Israel is the only successful country in the Middle East.
Other small ethnically based states need to be created out the of mess that Sykes - Picot created. A Kurdish State, Sunni Arab States, Shiite state. Alawite State etc.
Looks like the Druze want to join Israel - 6 villages in Golan voted to join Israel.
Very important point that I have not heard! So, the challenge is to prevent taking the seat of power from entitling tyranny! You can have a minority rule like South Africa had.