05-11-2019, 12:56 PM
** 10-May-2019 World View: Syria's Idlib: Al-Assad's assault continues, displacing 250,000
The renewed assault by Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed by Russian
airstrikes, has been going on for two weeks, forcing about 200,000
people from their homes, according to various reports.
Idlib is supposed to be a ceasefire "de-escalation zone," according to
an agreement last year among Russia, Iran, and Turkey. However, there
have been other "de-escalation zones," negotiated by the same parties,
in Aleppo, Ghouta, Daraa, and elsewhere, and Russia has ignored its
own commitments, and backed al-Assad's assaults.
Al-Assad has been conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing of Arab
Sunnis. He uses the same techniques in each region. He begins by
bombing peaceful protesters, particularly women and children. As soon
as someone become violent in revenge, he declares the whole community
of Arab Sunnis 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.
Idlib is the place where all the Sunni Arabs fled with their home
regions were being targeted for ethnic cleansing by the regime forces
of Bashar al-Assad in 2014-2018, doubling the population of Idlib from
1.5 million to over 3 million. 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 the agreement
between Turkey and Russia. It's always been just a matter of
time before al-Assad completely dumped the agreement.
Turkey has been begging Russia to stop al-Assad from doing a
full-scale assault, since 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. Hundreds of thousands of the Idlib Idlib refugees
will continue on into Europe, resulting in a new European migrant
crisis.
There have been reports that al-Assad has been targeting women
and children in markets, schools and hospitals, which is his
usual practice. However, there have not been any reports yet
that al-Assad has used chlorine gas or Sarin gas. This will be
part of the maximal assault when it begins.
However, al-Assad is apparently holding back from a maximal assault
for the time being, under pressure from Russia and Turkey. The
purpose of the current limited assault is to regain government control
over the strategic M4 and M5 highways to open the way between the
Mediterranean city of Latakia with Hama and Aleppo.
Turkish media says that Russia's defense minister Sergei Lavrov says
that Russia is ending its airstrikes as of Thursday morning. Anything
that comes out of Lavrov's mouth is generally garbage with no relation
to the truth, so we'll have to see whether Russian airstrikes have
really stopped.
The Syrian civil war has been out of the headlines for a few months
now, and a lot of people believe that it's winding down or over. But
that ignores the fact that Bashar al-Assad has proven himself to be a
war criminal and a psychopathic monster who takes pleasure in torture
and atrocities.
Al-Assad has vowed to kill all three million "terrorists" in
Idlib. When he begins the maximal assault, and starts again
using chlorine gas and Sarin gas, the Syrian war will be
back in the headlines.
Syria's civil war has been out of the headlines for a few months, but
it will be back once refugees start pouring into Europe again.
---- Sources:
-- Q&A: Syria's Assad sets sights on Idlib, the final showdown?
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wir...n-62953823
(AP, 10-May-2019)
-- Syrian Government Forces Advance in NW Region Between Idlib, Hama
https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/libra...-voa01.htm
(Global Security, 9-May-2019)
-- Assad regime attacks on Idlib kill 114, displace more than 250,000
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/ass...ar-AABaIH6
(Qatar Tribune, 10-May-2019)
-- Turkey asks Russia to halt airstrikes in Syria's Idlib
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-...lib-143300
(Hurriyet, Turkey, 10-May-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
** 28-Oct-18 World View -- Syria peace summit issues delusional call for political solution in Idlib
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181028
The renewed assault by Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed by Russian
airstrikes, has been going on for two weeks, forcing about 200,000
people from their homes, according to various reports.
Idlib is supposed to be a ceasefire "de-escalation zone," according to
an agreement last year among Russia, Iran, and Turkey. However, there
have been other "de-escalation zones," negotiated by the same parties,
in Aleppo, Ghouta, Daraa, and elsewhere, and Russia has ignored its
own commitments, and backed al-Assad's assaults.
Al-Assad has been conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing of Arab
Sunnis. He uses the same techniques in each region. He begins by
bombing peaceful protesters, particularly women and children. As soon
as someone become violent in revenge, he declares the whole community
of Arab Sunnis 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.
Idlib is the place where all the Sunni Arabs fled with their home
regions were being targeted for ethnic cleansing by the regime forces
of Bashar al-Assad in 2014-2018, doubling the population of Idlib from
1.5 million to over 3 million. 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 the agreement
between Turkey and Russia. It's always been just a matter of
time before al-Assad completely dumped the agreement.
Turkey has been begging Russia to stop al-Assad from doing a
full-scale assault, since 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. Hundreds of thousands of the Idlib Idlib refugees
will continue on into Europe, resulting in a new European migrant
crisis.
There have been reports that al-Assad has been targeting women
and children in markets, schools and hospitals, which is his
usual practice. However, there have not been any reports yet
that al-Assad has used chlorine gas or Sarin gas. This will be
part of the maximal assault when it begins.
However, al-Assad is apparently holding back from a maximal assault
for the time being, under pressure from Russia and Turkey. The
purpose of the current limited assault is to regain government control
over the strategic M4 and M5 highways to open the way between the
Mediterranean city of Latakia with Hama and Aleppo.
Turkish media says that Russia's defense minister Sergei Lavrov says
that Russia is ending its airstrikes as of Thursday morning. Anything
that comes out of Lavrov's mouth is generally garbage with no relation
to the truth, so we'll have to see whether Russian airstrikes have
really stopped.
The Syrian civil war has been out of the headlines for a few months
now, and a lot of people believe that it's winding down or over. But
that ignores the fact that Bashar al-Assad has proven himself to be a
war criminal and a psychopathic monster who takes pleasure in torture
and atrocities.
Al-Assad has vowed to kill all three million "terrorists" in
Idlib. When he begins the maximal assault, and starts again
using chlorine gas and Sarin gas, the Syrian war will be
back in the headlines.
Syria's civil war has been out of the headlines for a few months, but
it will be back once refugees start pouring into Europe again.
---- Sources:
-- Q&A: Syria's Assad sets sights on Idlib, the final showdown?
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wir...n-62953823
(AP, 10-May-2019)
-- Syrian Government Forces Advance in NW Region Between Idlib, Hama
https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/libra...-voa01.htm
(Global Security, 9-May-2019)
-- Assad regime attacks on Idlib kill 114, displace more than 250,000
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/ass...ar-AABaIH6
(Qatar Tribune, 10-May-2019)
-- Turkey asks Russia to halt airstrikes in Syria's Idlib
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-...lib-143300
(Hurriyet, Turkey, 10-May-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
** 28-Oct-18 World View -- Syria peace summit issues delusional call for political solution in Idlib
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181028
