Israel’s Genocide in Gaza | 2023- till present

[Meengla]

As for Syria, part of me is also just glad that Assad is finally desposed of. In the retrospective lens, Assad was a major liability. Partly because he and his generals were inept, incompetent and corrupt.
I know some may not believe this but he was also a reliability on the account of him being a minority sect ruling over a majority. Iran discredited itself when they propped up his regime in the syrian war. I think mostly it was on strategic grounds, and not religious/ideological one. I know many will strongly disagree with this and thats fine. Anyway, its over and done with.

Assad was indeed a 'liability': A minority rule over majority but from what I have seen, the Christians in Syria trusted him more than they trusted what's coming. Tells you something. Alastair Crooke saying when the rebels controlled Idlib, they shown great brutality and primitive behavior which is a hallmark of ISIS. Are we going to see a repeat of that in Syria? I hope not then otherwise people, like in Iraq, would start to see that it is the Assads and Saddams and the Qaddafis which are needed to stabilize some countries until they march into the next stage of human awareness and political understanding.

But its at least good that Iran cut their losses now and realigned with the new reality.
Who knows, maybe Iran can reenter the Syrian arena and establish a relationship with the new government and cooperate strategically in Lebanese and Panestinian arena. I doubt the other side will want to do that for the foreseeable future, but in time it could happen if Syria can pull itself together and does not descend into Libya/Sudan-style chaos. Despite everything that has transpired, we still have a common enemy. For a period we saw a unification of Shia/Sunni to combat this common enemy.

I think Iran's version of the Great Game started after 1979 is ending. It will be very interesting to watch what Turkey does, though I have low hopes...

 

[Meengla]

Zionist entity has pretty much levelled all Syrian air defences already(SAMs and aircraft) and so any government in Damascus will be totally helpless as the entity could do to them what they did to Nasrallah in Beirut.
Assad was able to allow the supply line as he had some decent air defences which meant that 2000lb bombs could not be dropped on his head at any time.

Yes, both America and Israel moved very quickly after Assad's Fall to destroy 'the Chemical Weapons' factories so 'ISIS' and the 'terrorists' wont' take over.
Only stupid people would buy that line!

 

[ResurgentIran2]

Bro, I fear that Syria is totally lost now.

There will not be a single Syrian government for at least many years if not decades.

Zio-US will create a powerful Syrian/Iraqi Kurdish "federation" that will be one of the wealthiest in the region simply due to the fact that they will be able to sell the oil that sits on the land.

Zionist entity has pretty much levelled all Syrian air defences already(SAMs and aircraft) and so any government in Damascus will be totally helpless as the entity could do to them what they did to Nasrallah in Beirut.

Assad was able to allow the supply line as he had some decent air defences which meant that 2000lb bombs could not be dropped on his head at any time.

Unless there is a miracle Syria is lost totally to the resistance for now.

I agree with you in large part. But if you allow me to be cynical for one moment, chaos can also work the other way. Abcense of a central state leaves Syria in "no mans land" which can still enable a flow of weapons, albeit in a smaller and and less coordinated scale.
Syria as a state actor is out for now. But as an arena, not necessarily so.
In the end, I hope for a strong central government to take shape and form strong state institutions to improve the lives of Syrians, and confront Israeli occupation of Syrian land.

 

[UKBengali]

Yes, both America and Israel moved very quickly after Assad's Fall to destroy 'the Chemical Weapons' factories so 'ISIS' and the 'terrorists' wont' take over.
Only stupid people would buy that line!

Hang on.

They celebrate Assad falling and then destroy "chemical weapons" as the ones in power must be worse than Assad logically in this case?

So why celebrate Assad's fall in the first place as he seemed to be the better placeman?!

 

[UKBengali]

I agree with you in large part. But if you allow me to be cynical for one moment, chaos can also work the other way. Abcense of a central state leaves Syria in "no mans land" which can still enable a flow of weapons, albeit in a smaller and and less coordinated scale.
Syria as a state actor is out for now. But as an arena, not necessarily so.
In the end, I hope for a strong central government to take shape and form strong state institutions to improve the lives of Syrians, and confront Israeli occupation of Syrian land.

I hope so but the entity will make it be known that they(HTS etc) would be held responsible for weapons smuggling to Hezbollah.

They are well aware that 2000lb bombs can be dropped on their heads if they "do not do enough" to stop the smuggling.

Unlike Assad, they are totally defenceless to dozens of bombs being dropped on them at any time.

Zionists were reduced to firing stand off missiles at Syria due to Russian(S-300)/Iranian SAMs(Khordad).

I hope that Iran and Hezbollah have already planned for this, and so the technology transfer for systems like Almas ATGM is already in Hezbollah's hands and maybe only the sophisticated seeker needs to be shipped by Iran.

 

[Meengla]

Hang on.

They celebrate Assad falling and then destroy "chemical weapons" as the ones in power must be worse than Assad logically in this case?
So why celebrate Assad's fall in the first place as he seemed to be the better placeman?!

You know that Assad was not a better 'policeman'. He represented a 'state' with international connections to enable a somewhat credible deterrence, which you yourself pointed out above. The Israelis and the Americans are destroying whatever little deterrence was in place to prevent that from landing in the 'ISIS', 'Al Qaida' and 'terrorists' lap.
The verbiage from the Israelis and the Americans is a cautious welcome of the toppling of Assad. They can't 'welcome' the new regime like they did of the Karzai in Afghanistan or Challabi in Iraq, because, unlike in those two countries, the goal is really to keep Syria weak and unstable unless a Jordan 2.0 could be made in Syria.

 

[UKBengali]

the goal is really to keep Syria weak and unstable unless a Jordan 2.0 could be made in Syria.

Nail on head.

Syria must be one of the following for the Zionists:

1. Weak and divided.

2. Total lapdog and puppet - a larger Jordan.

 

[Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ]

That remains to be seen, it’s time for Syrians to defend their homeland now so they need to consolidate and make Syria whole.

It’s unfortunate that this situation made the axis of resistance weak. This was the Syrian people’s choice and I can respect the will of the people.

I just wish Bashar made a deal to leave power and left a route for the resistance.

Bashars regime was barely functioning, if Israel wanted to attack Syria, you think he could have prevented it? Israel wanted a divided weak Syria and this is what it got with the civil war. Nearly 14 years of war destroyed Syria and made it weak.

A chapter ended!

Arab nationalism, a conduit for shysters and schemers to hit the mainstream. Install minority communities into houses of power ... sow discontent and division amongst majority to perpetuate that power ... use levers of the state to hang onto that power at the expense of people and their well-being!
The MO of the colonizer never changed. From canary Islands to its modern iteration in the form of democracy. As if the people want it... it is what zion does in its host nations and on the colonized land.

Assad was merely a symptom... arab nationalism was the dish it was served in post Ottoman rule.

On to zion!

 

[Unknowntruth]

I think we have to be realistic as a people (Middle Easterners). This includes Palestinains. Palestinians need to shift strategy and more unify it. They have to act within their means and understand and accept reality. The region is not coming to fight for us. Not Iran, not Saudis, Lebanese nor Syrians.

Iran is going to learn from this experience and Hezbollah too. Hezbollah found out that Israel has been preparing for a war on Lebanon for a long time. Hezbollah found out where it is compromised. Hezbollah discovered many weaknesses it didn't suspect would be there due to having not fought in a long time. Now they will improve in military tactics and efficiency against Israel. Israel was prepared because it never stops fighting. Which is valuable for your military as it keeps adapting and improving. Hezbollah has to adapt because even without their involvement (let's say they never opened a front), Israel would shift attention and military posture towards them due to Gaza falling.

Iran saw potential of what multiple fronts can do. These fronts weren't intended to aid Gaza because no one was expecting such a massive assault on Gaza that required intervention. But now you can see that Yemen-Iraq-Lebanon can serve daul purposes for Iran but that costs lots of money. Iraq itself can be a effective front against Israel for a temporary period until Hezbollah rehabilitates itself.

Also had this not happened, Iran would remain in strategic patience mode.

I don't think Syria's end result had anything to do with Toofan Al Aqsa. It appears to be more related to other factors like Russia's war in Ukraine, Iran reapproachment with Saudis/UAE, Assad reapproachment and desire to leave power, and negotiations between Turkey - Iran - Russia - Qatar. There was Hezbollah and other forces there but all were told to stand down and withdrew.

Great post!

I just want to add that yes the resistance suffered because of Bashar gone and supply line cut. This does NOT mean we need to look past the crimes of his regime. The Syrian people have suffered greatly on his hands, the Syrian people should not be forced to suffer for the sake of others.

Also, I am tired of people saying all rebels are terrorists or under foreign influence. Most Syrians DID NOT want Bashar, that is a fact. He brutally killed and imprisoned many of his own people.

No one knows what’s going to happen to Syria but inshallah whatever happens is for the best. 14 years of war, destruction, and hundreds of thousands dead has finally come to an end. We can at least be grateful for that.

Now it’s time for them to take the next step and build a better Syria for all.

 

[Unknowntruth]

But letting weapons flow to Lebanon was still something!
Now that chapter is gone. The rebels will not allow the rearmament of Hezbollah through Syria land corridor.
So all in all, this is a net loss. And indeed it is the undoing of the axis.
I understand Palestinians sentiments toward Assad and celebrating the end of his regime. But on a purely strategic macro level, the Palestinian cause have been set back, the extent of which I dont think we will be able to understand until time has passed. I may be wrong on this, time will tell.
But the October 7th attack was an Israeli defeat up to this point. I cant really say that anymore. I think Israel has won.

Iran will need to reexamine its role. They have been severely reduced regionally. We may see Iran shifting focus and giving up on a lot of things once Trump comes into power. The nuclear program being one of them, but also scaling back support significantly for various militias in ME.

Brother,

Why should Syrians be forced to suffer for the sake of others?

Does their life and freedom not matter?

They have been in civil war for 14 years with hundreds of thousands killed and imprisoned. They have suffered greatly, I am happy that there is hope for them now.

Bashar handled the entire situation wrong, compromises could have been made because majority of Syrians did not want him any longer.

 

[Snake]

Abcense of a central state leaves Syria in "no mans land" which can still enable a flow of weapons, albeit in a smaller and and less coordinated scale.
Syria as a state actor is out for now.

This is not chaos working in the other way it's just picking up the pieces. Iranian weapon flow will be reduced just not to zero and that's the best case scenario. Iran has lost over 40 years of progress in a little over 1 year. Best Iran can do now is strengthen its hold in Iraq and Yemen.

 

[Unknowntruth]

Zionist entity has pretty much levelled all Syrian air defences already(SAMs and aircraft) and so any government in Damascus will be totally helpless as the entity could do to them what they did to Nasrallah in Beirut.

Assad was able to allow the supply line as he had some decent air defences which meant that 2000lb bombs could not be dropped on his head at any time.

Unless there is a miracle Syria is lost totally to the resistance for now.

I have to disagree because Israel could have easily leveled Bashar and his bases. Israel did not want Bashar to fall, they wanted a divided Syria where both sides were still at war. I believe Israel fears the unknown of the rebels than what is known of Bashar who just wanted to hold power. Israel was always striking in Syria with not a single retaliation by Bashar. Bashar and his army were a shell of themselves before this civil war.

 

[UKBengali]

I have to disagree because Israel could have easily leveled Bashar and his bases. Israel did not want Bashar to fall, they wanted a divided Syria where both sides were still at war. I believe Israel fears the unknown of the rebels than what is known of Bashar who just wanted to hold power. Israel was always striking in Syria with not a single retaliation by Bashar. Bashar and his army were a shell of themselves before this civil war.

Russia was acting as guarantor of Syrian regime and they would have to do heavy SEAD to get rid of the S-300s and Khordads - probably the extremely modern and sophisticated Iranian Khordad would have shot down many Zionist planes before it got fully taken out.

I know it is comforting to think that Syria will be ok but things will more than likely now be very dire for both Syrians and the rest of the region. Not saying things were great with Assad of course.

The best thing that Assad did was to supply Hezbollah and now it looks this vital link will be severed. He was not really in a position to do much else to be fair to him.

Hope I am wrong but this is a massive win for Zio-US.

 

[Unknowntruth]

Russia was acting as guarantor of Syrian regime and they would have to do heavy SEAD to get rid of the S-300s and Khordads - probably the extremely modern and sophisticated Iranian Khordad would have shot down many Zionist planes before it got fully taken out.

I know it is comforting to think that Syria will be ok but things will more than likely now be very dire for both Syrians and the rest of the region. Not saying things were great with Assad of course.

The best thing that Assad did was to supply Hezbollah and now it looks this vital link will be severed. He was not really in a position to do much else to be fair to him.

Hope I am wrong but this is a massive win for Zio-US.

What good is it to keep Bashar in power when there is no political solution to move Syria forward and to rebuild?

Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, many more have been imprisoned by his regime, economy destroyed, etc

Syria was a shell of itself. A political solution was needed and the people did not want Bashar. He was ignorant and chose not to make a deal for the better of his people.

He let weapons flow to Hezbollah but that doesn’t mean we can ignore his crimes against his own people.

Edit:

I just want to add that resistance will not stop. We will see a realignment for sure with the resistance. Hopefully Iran can work itself in with a new Syrian government. If its Gods will, this will be better for us.

 

[hussain0216]

What good is it to keep Bashar in power when there is no political solution to move Syria forward and to rebuild?

Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, many more have been imprisoned by his regime, economy destroyed, etc

Syria was a shell of itself. A political solution was needed and the people did not want Bashar. He was ignorant and chose not to make a deal for the better of his people.

He let weapons flow to Hezbollah but that doesn’t mean we can ignore his crimes against his own people.

Syria wasn't a functional state, it was a open wound
That's the problem

Israel will of course try to take advantage, but this isn't the end, I've said it before this is the start