Doesn't matter regarding any external pressure at this late stage of the game, you can speed run to the finish line before anyone can say anything, he's that close. The work is almost complete and mostly due to the blood and tears of tribesmen, he doesn't get anywhere near where he is right now without them blitzing throughout the country, and they paid a heavy price in massacre after massacre and reprisal killings, with no response from him at all.
It's like he acts like every other leader we've ever had, our blood is cheap, but that of minorities is worth its weight in gold. It's sickening to see how little he cares for all the slaughtering thats been happening to civilians because they dared to speak up and support the government instead of the YPG/PKK, and he just takes it all for granted, like they won't turn their guns on him if he keeps treating them like trash after all they've done to support the government and the risk they are taking by rising up and fighting against the terrorist group that has repressed them all these years. If he doesn't finish them off and let's them off the hook, then those people will get massacred again and again. It's like you are giving the terrorists the green light to do it at this point, since they know you'll back down and not actually carry out what needs to be done.
I doubt Turkey will get involved, they seem to want to stay on the sidelines, but they don't need to either, this can be done fairly quickly by the MOD itself if he takes the opportunity and finishes off the task fast before things drag out to let the enemy of Syria back into the fight. If you don't finish it now, it will come back to haunt the country all over again, you leave an opening for bad actors like Israel and future US administrations that may hate you to exploit the unsettled situation and turn it into another open ended conflict. Flush out the traitors while they are reeling and demoralized. The longer he waits, the less favourable the situation becomes to take decisive action and finish the job.
I agree with the core message of your post but you have to remember that Syria is in a very weak position after 14 years of brutal civil war and al-Sharaa faces pressure from numerous powerful entities, most importantly the US and the Zionists. He and the current leadership need to do a lot of navigating.
Look at it in a more positive light, who would have expected that the SDF terrorist cult militia would collapse this quickly in such a large landmass and that they could not receive direct military aid from the usual suspects? To me that is very positive.
The Kurdish terrorist militia cult now only controls the few majority Kurdish areas. Another huge thing. Going after them right now might not be the best thing to do as the Syrian leadership probably has much more information that is not public knowledge. They might have gotten the message that this is a red line by the usual suspects. We are all speculating because not many weeks ago we were hearing the same nonsense talk of a peaceful political solution and we all saw how that went. This is a very dynamic situation.
As for the minority tripe that almost every Arab country is targeted with, that is the ground reality when you are the main rival and problem for the Zionists globally and they are after all the ones that are in control of large sectors of the US and West. There is no enemy more powerful. That has been the whole point of demonizing Arabs through Hollywood (Jewrywood) etc. while trying to erase our legacy (ies) for the past 100 years. It has all been a coordinated attempt that is far from over. That too will eventually be defeated like all past enemies.
BTW, as I wrote initially, the fight is also not against Syrian Kurds as a whole but a minority group among them and their terrorist cult militias. Going berserk now or looking out for revenge will inevitably led to innocents being targeted in the chaos. It all requires careful managing.
Same thing with the Al-Hijri Druze terrorists in Al-Suwayda. Same/similar dynamics at play. Similar propaganda.
Same thing with pro-Assad Nusayri remnants in and around Latakia. Same dynamics again, same caution needed. In particular given past events, some of which were wrong (some minority elements targeting innocents or what appeared like this - at least on paper).
It is not all that easy even though we all want to see a unified, strong and prosperous Syria ruled by Damascus again. However must of us understand the many challenges and where Syria is coming from as a country and people. That is not to say that the status quo is acceptable because it is not. Yet.
BTW, I do wonder what the Turkish Arabs are thinking right across the border. Some minority of Turkish Kurds were seen protesting recent events. The Turkish Arabs in this part of Turkiye/Syria border region, are the same people like across the border in Syria and Iraq. I hope that they can somehow pressure Erdogan to do the right thing here. After all Erdogan's wife, if I recall, is a Turkish Arab from this region of Turkiye.
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Fairly close to Al-Hasakah and the Syrian border. Just saying.
Surely she should be whispering in his ear as the first lady. Of course I don't know her family dynamics or attachment etc.
BTW, I still think that Turkish involvement is necessary. After all we are talking about a cross border phenomenon. SDF/PKK are ingrained within Southeastern Turkiye (albeit less so nowadays) but there is substantial support among the Turkish Kurds for similar movements - evident of the recent border protests. So Turkiye cannot ignore this, after all Kurds make up a far greater population in Turkiye than Syria. Even just 5% among them sharing similar sentiments and it can easily become a security issue like for the past 40-50 years. In other words, it is a substantial potential threat for Turkiye itself so I don't understand the inactivity unless it is due to US/Zionist pressure, same/similar dynamics that al-Sharaa is facing. But as I wrote, if Damascus and Ankara jointly start something, it is next to impossible for US/Zionists to do much. Aerial bombing can only do so much.
Maybe the timing is wrong but if the US/Israel is going to attack Iran, I would start a massive military operation simultaneously or shortly afterwards when attention is elsewhere. Short-term speaking at least.
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