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Most notorious pro-Assad journalist Hosein Mortada reports that Iranians wanted Russian air support in Khan Touman battle but they said they have no fuel. However next day Russian air force bombed Assad forces in Handarat.
https://www.facebook.com/hosein.mortada/posts/10204623085977200
Not really. The Russians can easily carve an Alawite state out of (western) Syria, which will pretty much guarantee Russia a permanent military/naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean region.Syria is practically Russian territory. The only way Russia has military bases in the ME is if Assad remains in power. Assad is red line for Russia. That much is certain.
Do you honestly think 80 million Iranians are ready to die for the mullahs? The majority of Iranians are young, not very religious, and waiting for the right time to get rid of the mullahs. They'll only fight for their country (i.e. Iran). They'll never fight abroad on behalf of the Khomeinists.Iran has 77 million people. Sunnis in rebel part of Syria has less than 1 million people. The latter would run out of people before they can even make a dent on Iran.
Not really. The Russians can easily carve an Alawite state out of (western) Syria, which will pretty much guarantee Russia a permanent military/naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Come to think of it, it's probably only a matter of time before the Russians partition Syria and create "Alawitestan".
The Americans/Westerners won't object to it because they want Syria to break up anyway.
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Russia only cares about Syria's coastal region because that's where its military and naval bases are located. If worst comes to worst, Russia will simply carve an Alawite state (i.e. Alawitestan) out of western Syria in order to permanently secure its military and naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean region.Russians want Damascus. Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad. Russians love prestige. Russians want Palmyra. Russians love prestige. Russians won't be satisfied with only a small coastal area.
Plus, Russians will never allow a Syria where Sunni warlords run rampant because that could pose a security risk to Russia.
Grank bombed Red Crescent place in Ariha today
Why do I get the feeling that you're enjoying this?Russia has a base in Palmyra and that's an ancient city. Russians will never leave Palmyra.
Iran is a Shia country. Iranians want to massacre Sunni Arabs because they hate Sunni Arabs and want revenge for the Arab conquest of Persia. It is likely Sunni Arabs of Syria are going to be reduced by quite a lot in this war.
There will be no partitioning, mark my word.
I'm 100% in favor of this.You know me as a very-pro China person and the reason for that is that China has developed in a way that the Arab world/Muslim world should have developed or should develop in the future. They are of course many decades ahead (maybe I am overreacting here but I truly believe this) but they went through much of the same trouble and challenges not long ago. That's why I believe that increased Chinese influence in the Arab world could be a positive thing. Let the two biggest ethnic groups of the world (Han Chinese and Arabs) work closely together. That does not mean that we cannot be allies or friends with the West or anyone else. I just believe that in our current situation moving more towards China and trying to emulate their good sides, would be very beneficial.