First of all according to the deal nobody must be in that buffer zone and no heavy weapons presence must be there. HTS refused so the SAA and Russia have all the right to bomb the sh!t out of them and any group that violated the zone. If they are upset then FSA will have nothing other to do in the end. I said that if talented and loyal groups don't join the FSA they will end dead just like the other terrorists because when East of Euphrates is finished they will be the only problem left and it will be resolved. No terrorist organization will be left in Syria if they are put onto the mercy of Turkey.
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According to TR heavy equipment are out of buffer zone.
Second... SAA targets aren't HTS but mostly FSA area.
Last... None has right to break a Deal since the other side never did.
Going full war on HTS is suicidal...Everything will be lost and things will spread to Northern Syria too.
HTS is still a relevant force in Idlib, but lost a bit with past TR influence and deals...Where some fighters/factions/groups joined FSA.
But nowadays not much leave and even other join back after SAA non stop strikes...
Those armed groups behave simply... "Join whoever" seems to be strong... and in Idlib it's HTs who is seen as stronger than other factions, because of TR not being "Directly involved" with FSA, like what we have per exemple in the Northern part, where there HTS has no chance, neither support.
People have to understand, it's a war zone... Where death and life is the only common currency...People do not have the luxury to choose on what X or Y may get/have in Few months/years...but every choice is taken according to day by day events. That's why we've got those switching side often...
I still keep my position when it comes to weaken HTS.
-Make sure Deals are kept WITH NO ASSad strikes every hour
-Make sure People feel safe.
-Increase infrastructures
Simply what we've got with the northern part...
And then The major bulk of "HTS support" will switch to the other side.
Ofc a small radical HTS center will stay, but their forces will have not much power/influence/land etc...and could be dealt easily...
Ps: HTS isn't a uniform group...but a Banner who got under Dozens and Dozens of smaller armed groups where each "own" one or few villages. Therefore one group switching side= One or Few town taken back...
That's why Towns are "lost" very fast... Since every group was at least one time in each or the other side and each group joined once or more each sides during this conflict...
