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Trump's first foreign policy issue is going to be Ukraine.
His second issue, which may supplant Ukraine, is Syria.
Syria is crumbling. Assad may be gone before Trump is sworn in.
As the primary rebel force, Hyat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), has been enjoying recent success, other factional rebel groups have been cropping up like weeds.
The latest rebel group calls itself the Southern Operations Room.
Putin has abandoned Assad due to his preoccupation with the war in Ukraine.
Iran is also abandoning Syria as they are distracted by Israel.
1500 to 2000 Syrian troops have turned tail and entered Iraq.
Hezbollah has entered Syria to stem the tide of Syrian rebels who are now close enough to be a threat to Tripoli in northern Lebanon.
Once Assad falls, all of these rebel organizations are going to be fighting each other to fill the power vacuum, and we can be sure there will be vicious recriminations against anyone connected to the Assad regime.
HTS is the dominant rebel organization, but none of the factions can be considered anything close to moderate.
It's going to be a bloody mess, and Trump is going to have to get up to speed quickly.
www.theguardian.com
His second issue, which may supplant Ukraine, is Syria.
Syria is crumbling. Assad may be gone before Trump is sworn in.
As the primary rebel force, Hyat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), has been enjoying recent success, other factional rebel groups have been cropping up like weeds.
The latest rebel group calls itself the Southern Operations Room.
Putin has abandoned Assad due to his preoccupation with the war in Ukraine.
Iran is also abandoning Syria as they are distracted by Israel.
1500 to 2000 Syrian troops have turned tail and entered Iraq.
Hezbollah has entered Syria to stem the tide of Syrian rebels who are now close enough to be a threat to Tripoli in northern Lebanon.
Once Assad falls, all of these rebel organizations are going to be fighting each other to fill the power vacuum, and we can be sure there will be vicious recriminations against anyone connected to the Assad regime.
HTS is the dominant rebel organization, but none of the factions can be considered anything close to moderate.
It's going to be a bloody mess, and Trump is going to have to get up to speed quickly.
Syrian rebels say Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus and claim to have captured capital – as it happened
Rebels say Damascus is ‘free’ of the ‘tyrant’ Bashar al-Assad after lightning advance across the country
www.theguardian.com
