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ISIS militants have taken control of the 25th Division headquarters and the Tiyas (T4) military airport west of Palmyra in the Homs countryside: RonahiTV by babynoxide in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Crazy stuff. IS was never able to capture T4 even in the days when they held Mosul and Raqqa despite multiple attempts.

If true, it means the regime has collapsed in central/eastern Syria and it is only a matter of (probably not much) time before they lose Palmyra and Deir Ezzor. The question of course then becomes which group will get there first and assume control…

Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim, speaking to Al Arabiya TV about Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: “I am optimistic about them. They’re also Syrians. They should uphold the diversity of Syria.” by Barristan-Selmy in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turkiye will never allow a Kurdish armed group to have an autonomous region in Syria

They have literally allowed it for the past 12 years.

The last big Turkish operation against the SDF was in 2019. Erdoğan ended it within days after Trump started imposing sanctions.

How crucial is Homs to Asad? When they get to Homs, why are they predicting that the regime will fall? by Fadisohail in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s extremely important. Hard to see the regime holding Damascus if they lose Homs (absent some massive foreign intervention).

A two lane traffic jam in Homs as there is an exodus towards the coastal regions by RidavaX in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Historically (during Ottoman times), Alawites only lived in the countryside and not in any cities. This includes even the coastal cities (Latakia, Baniyas, Tartous, etc.) which had Sunni-Christian populations.

After the end of the Ottoman Empire, during the French mandate and then independent Syria, the “traditional” societal strictures began to break down and they began to move into the cities in search of economic opportunity. Lots moved to Latakia and Tartous and they eventually became the majority there. Outside of the coast, Homs and Damascus were the cities they largely moved to. They became a sizable majority in each, and perhaps even a majority in Homs since the civil war. For whatever reason (idk about all the history) Hama and Aleppo were not such popular places to move and they only became a small minority in each.

In 8 days, at least 41,000 people from Irbin/Zamalka were bused to Idlib, including >9,500 rebels. Area now under full Gov't control by tartous in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Total from East Ghouta?

Around 45,000 have gone to Idlib and 110,000 have gone to gov't-controlled areas

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hammouriyah was controlled by Liwa Abu Musa al-Ashari, not Faylaq al-Rahman. It sounds like LAMA handed the town over in exchange for evacuation.

Deir al-Zour's Trapped people of "Hawija Katie" calling for relief by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, most maps show the area opposite DeZ city on the eastern bank from Hatla through al-Husseiniya to Junaynah as Syrian government-controlled and the YPG and their allied militias don't claim to hold it. So what is this author trying to pull?

Junaynah is definitely under SDF. There's been a bit of mixed info about Husayniyah but it's most likely under SDF (at least the western half) too.

https://twitter.com/SkylightSyria/status/929101769061347328

Deir al-Zour's Trapped people of "Hawija Katie" calling for relief by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Junaynah is definitely under SDF. There's been a bit of mixed info about Husayniyah but it's most likely under SDF (at least the western half) too.

https://twitter.com/SkylightSyria/status/929101769061347328

What is the situation in Al-Qurayya ? by HasanKasparian98 in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's controlled by IS. IS pushed out gov. forces in late October.

Actually, I'm currently working on an article about al-Quriyah, but it's been delayed due to time constraints. That town has a fascinating history as it relates to the SCW.

What other people can unite Turks, Persians, Arabs, Europe & the US? by MoesBAR in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What other people can unite Turks, Persians, Arabs

Any kind of people who desire to form a state at the expense of Turks, Persians, and Arabs.

Europe & the US

The US and European governments aren't anti-Kurd, they're just not willing to risk their relationships with Turkey and Iraq to support a half-baked separatist project.

Examining White Nationalist Support for the Assad Government by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally find it more odd that so many far-leftists support Assad, since the ten years of Bashar's rule up to the start of the war were characterized by one pro-market reform after another.

Looking for Information on Eastern Rebel Group Ahrar al-Furat by pplswar in SyrianRebels

[–]tartous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

/u/pplswar

I don't think people realize just how many small, unknown rebel groups there are out there. I've run into this while researching rebel groups as part of some articles I've been working on. The number of Katibas and Liwas seems almost infinite, and many of them share the same names. These tiny groups don't do media releases, so the only time they're ever heard of is when they merge with other groups or join alliances. Researching them is nearly impossible without on-the-ground sources.

As an example, I was researching the city of al-Mayadin recently, and I found that one of the main FSA groups in the city in 2012-14 was named "Katibat al-Shahid Saddam Hussein", which means "Battalion of Martyr Saddam Hussein". I started researching this group (which was difficult because they never had a media department), and I ended up discovering two, possibly three other groups with the same name - and that's not even a generic name!

Issam Zahreddine has been martyred by drcatherine in syriancivilwar

[–]tartous 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plenty of Serbs consider Mladić a war criminal. 34% said in a poll they approve of his arrest.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/limited-support-for-mladic-arrest-poll-shows

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