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| Assad regime relies on foreign fighters to retake Aleppo |
| 2016-12-11 |
| But in the end, all Assad will do is play Islamic Whack-a-Mole in six months or so. A lot of blood and treasure has been expended for what will likely be a temporary win ALEPPO: Syria’s President Bashar Assad is on the verge of recapturing all of Aleppo from opposition fighters, but the victory won’t be his alone. The battle for Syria’s largest city has attracted thousands of foreign forces backing Assad — including Russian soldiers and Shiite fighters from Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. The remarkable political and sectarian alignment underscores Aleppo’s symbolic and strategic importance, which goes beyond the confines of Syria’s civil war. Syria’s former commercial center has long been regarded as a major gateway between Turkey and Syria. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Assad has relied on foreign fighters now for 4 years. In fact Hezbollah saved the regime from losing Aleppo in 2013 |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-12-11 08:17 |