Assad has fled Syria bringing an end to his family's 54 years rule. His fall was just too easy more than I ever imagined. It is clear that the Syrian army refused to fight for him. In some cases they practically withdrew when these terrorist groups/rebels approached some cities. This is a clear indication that Assad has lost the support of even the military. There are reports that they are poorly paid and he just increased their salary immediately this war broke out. He also failed to tackle the increasing rate of poverty which has increased to 90%. Maybe he over relaxed thinking that his battles are over.
This war was stractegically planned. Maybe the attack by Israel on Hezbollah and Iran was not the main target of the West. It was a plot to bring down Assad and build another strong ally in the Middle East. Since Russia and Iran were already distracted, the fall of Syria became cheap.
I saw Syrians celebrating and I feel sorry for them. For me it would have been better to be under Assad than under a group of terrorist and radicalized Islamic groups. It reminds me of the situation of people under the Taliban in Afghanistan. The situation also reminds me of the condition of Libya after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. I hope things turn out well for the civilians and minorities.
Not true, Assad fought for 14 years and took back more than 70% of the country. He gave up and ordered the army to stop fighting. Some of them joined the rebels, and some others threw their weapons (and were executed by the rebels), while some chose to fight to the last breath, and some had to flee.
More than half of the country was destroyed during the early years of the war, and with the sanctions, his government couldn't keep a balance between rebuilding the army or public services and facilities. He chose the latter and left the entire army section to his allies (Russia and Iran). While Russia was busy with Ukraine and Iran isn't any good at anything, he had no choice but to give up and leave, as the continuation of the fight would mean nothing but more blood, as the victory won't be as easy as it was 10 years ago. Not to mention the fact that he did not neutralize the regions that were under the rebel group's control in the past. Those regions were filled with weapons and people who hated him. He chose to give people more democracy at the worst possible time, which led to them rejoining the rebels once he got weaker again.
Those Syrians who are celebrating are fools. They are celebrating their doom.
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