04-30-2019, 04:17 PM
** 30-Apr-2019 World View: Battle for Idlib may be starting in Syria
According to various reports, Syrian troops have been massing on the
border with Idlib province, while Russia's warplanes have been bombing
targets within the province.
The war in Syria has been off the front pages recently, but it's far
from over. Idlib province is still a boiling cauldron of opposing
forces that could explode into something much larger at any time, and
may be doing so right now.
Idlib province in northwest Syria is currently hosting over three
million Sunni Arabs. Al-Assad has vowed to regain control of Idlib,
which would amount to genocide and ethnic cleansing of the three
million Sunni Arabs currently living there. Idlib is a "de-escalation
zone," with Turkey responsible for maintaining the ceasefire. An
attack by al-Assad could lead to a full war between Syria and Turkey.
Also, it could create a new humanitarian disaster, with millions of
Sunni Arabs pouring across the border into Turkey, and from there into
Europe, bringing back the days of 2015.
Since 2011, Al-Assad moved through different regions of Syria. In
each case, he begins by bombing peaceful protesters, particularly
women and children. As soon as someone become violent in revenge, he
declares the whole community or ethnic group to be "terrorists," and
uses that as an excuse for full-scale genocide and ethnic cleansing.
The genocide is performed with missiles, barrel bombs, chlorine gas
and Sarin gas, all particularly targeting women and children, as well
as schools, markets, and hospitals.
Al-Assad's ethnic cleansing policy as applied locally to different
regions -- Aleppo, Ghouta, Daraa -- has been well-documented by
thousands of media reports, as I've been reporting for years. It's
been suspected that there's a larger picture that al-Assad was
plotting to completely exterminate or cleanse Sunnis across the
country. This has been denied by the Syrians and their trolls.
However, evidence has been growing in the last six months that show
exactly how al-Assad plans to implement his "final solution,"
eliminating all Sunnis in Syria.
In each of these different regions, al-Assad has reluctantly agreed to
a temporary solution by allowing people to flee the region and go to
Idlib province, with the result that Idlib province's population has
gone from about 1.5 million people to about three million people. Of
the three million civilians, there are an estimated 60,000 or so
anti-Assad rebels in Idlib, including both "moderate" rebels and
jihadists in al-Qaeda linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly the
al-Nusra Front.
Al-Assad has always said that he would attack Idlib and the three
million "terrorists" living them, but he was held off by an agreement
between Turkey and Russia, whereby Turkey would guarantee that all the
anti-Assad rebels would lay down their arms. This hasn't happened.
When al-Assad's assault on Idlib begins, there will be a massive
humanitarian disaster, and hundreds of thousands or millions of people
will pour across the border into Turkey, which is already hosting 3.5
million Syrian refugees. Some of the Idlib refugees will undoubtedly
continue on into Europe, resulting in a new European migrant crisis.
So if the reports are correct that the Idlib assault is beginning,
then expect the really important news, such as plans in Congress for
impeachment, to be eclipsed briefly while hundreds of thousands of
Syrians face death.
Well, Dear Reader, there certainly has been a lot of news today,
hasn't there.
--- Sources:
-- Russia says Idlib not to be 'safe zone for terrorists'
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russia-...sts-143035
(Anadolu, Turkey, 30-Apr-2019)
-- Syrian Army begins amassing forces for mother of all battles in
Idlib
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syr...-in-idlib/
(Al Masdar News, Damascus, 30-Apr-2019)
-- Syrian Army given green light for Idlib offensive: source
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syr...ve-source/
(Al Masdar News, Damascus, 30-Apr-2019)
-- US Urges Russia to End 'Escalation' in Syria's Idlib
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-urges-russi...97999.html
(AFP, 30-Apr-2019)
--- Related:
** 1-Dec-18 World View -- Evidence grows of Assad's 'final solution', extermination of Arab Sunnis in Syria
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181201
According to various reports, Syrian troops have been massing on the
border with Idlib province, while Russia's warplanes have been bombing
targets within the province.
The war in Syria has been off the front pages recently, but it's far
from over. Idlib province is still a boiling cauldron of opposing
forces that could explode into something much larger at any time, and
may be doing so right now.
Idlib province in northwest Syria is currently hosting over three
million Sunni Arabs. Al-Assad has vowed to regain control of Idlib,
which would amount to genocide and ethnic cleansing of the three
million Sunni Arabs currently living there. Idlib is a "de-escalation
zone," with Turkey responsible for maintaining the ceasefire. An
attack by al-Assad could lead to a full war between Syria and Turkey.
Also, it could create a new humanitarian disaster, with millions of
Sunni Arabs pouring across the border into Turkey, and from there into
Europe, bringing back the days of 2015.
Since 2011, Al-Assad moved through different regions of Syria. In
each case, he begins by bombing peaceful protesters, particularly
women and children. As soon as someone become violent in revenge, he
declares the whole community or ethnic group to be "terrorists," and
uses that as an excuse for full-scale genocide and ethnic cleansing.
The genocide is performed with missiles, barrel bombs, chlorine gas
and Sarin gas, all particularly targeting women and children, as well
as schools, markets, and hospitals.
Al-Assad's ethnic cleansing policy as applied locally to different
regions -- Aleppo, Ghouta, Daraa -- has been well-documented by
thousands of media reports, as I've been reporting for years. It's
been suspected that there's a larger picture that al-Assad was
plotting to completely exterminate or cleanse Sunnis across the
country. This has been denied by the Syrians and their trolls.
However, evidence has been growing in the last six months that show
exactly how al-Assad plans to implement his "final solution,"
eliminating all Sunnis in Syria.
In each of these different regions, al-Assad has reluctantly agreed to
a temporary solution by allowing people to flee the region and go to
Idlib province, with the result that Idlib province's population has
gone from about 1.5 million people to about three million people. Of
the three million civilians, there are an estimated 60,000 or so
anti-Assad rebels in Idlib, including both "moderate" rebels and
jihadists in al-Qaeda linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly the
al-Nusra Front.
Al-Assad has always said that he would attack Idlib and the three
million "terrorists" living them, but he was held off by an agreement
between Turkey and Russia, whereby Turkey would guarantee that all the
anti-Assad rebels would lay down their arms. This hasn't happened.
When al-Assad's assault on Idlib begins, there will be a massive
humanitarian disaster, and hundreds of thousands or millions of people
will pour across the border into Turkey, which is already hosting 3.5
million Syrian refugees. Some of the Idlib refugees will undoubtedly
continue on into Europe, resulting in a new European migrant crisis.
So if the reports are correct that the Idlib assault is beginning,
then expect the really important news, such as plans in Congress for
impeachment, to be eclipsed briefly while hundreds of thousands of
Syrians face death.
Well, Dear Reader, there certainly has been a lot of news today,
hasn't there.
--- Sources:
-- Russia says Idlib not to be 'safe zone for terrorists'
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russia-...sts-143035
(Anadolu, Turkey, 30-Apr-2019)
-- Syrian Army begins amassing forces for mother of all battles in
Idlib
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syr...-in-idlib/
(Al Masdar News, Damascus, 30-Apr-2019)
-- Syrian Army given green light for Idlib offensive: source
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syr...ve-source/
(Al Masdar News, Damascus, 30-Apr-2019)
-- US Urges Russia to End 'Escalation' in Syria's Idlib
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-urges-russi...97999.html
(AFP, 30-Apr-2019)
--- Related:
** 1-Dec-18 World View -- Evidence grows of Assad's 'final solution', extermination of Arab Sunnis in Syria
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181201
