Summary
Rebels in Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have launched their first major offensive on Aleppo since 2016, threatening a potential shift in the 13-year civil war.
The attack targets a city historically vital to Syria’s economy, previously reclaimed by President Assad with Russian support.
This resurgence could destabilize the region, involving players like Russia, Turkey, and Iran, while creating openings for ISIS.
HTS, previously linked to al-Qaida, has sought legitimacy but remains controversial. The fighting raises concerns of regional escalation amid other Middle Eastern conflicts.
Bet most Syrians would prefer the US or Kurd occupied areas over the regime/Russian/Iran ones
I’m certain they don’t prefer the immiseration and famine that comes with the US and/or proxies literally stealing their harvests and oil.
The Kurds are more complicated; Turkey invades/bombs them whenever possible, sometimes the US takes measures against further Turkish aggression, sometimes they ignore it.
In 2019 the Kurds made a deal with Assad for protection and autonomy within Syria after Trump decreased support. For them, Turkey represents a far greater threat than the Syrian government.
Seems like it’s the Turks who steal the olives. Are they a US proxy or independent? And apparently the Kurds are the ones benefiting from the oil production and making deals with US buyers. Seems like the Kurds are the ones stealing I suppose. Just a quick googling.
What about US-induced famine?
Yes. Turkey does things the US doesn’t like, such as bombing US proxies, namely the Kurds, but at the same time, the US hold’s turkey’s leash.
This is correct in the same sense that the poor benefited from the trump tax cuts; the US is getting that oil for $16/barrel.
Grain has been transported out of the US occupied area into Iraq.
There’s food scarcity and hunger-related disease across Syria, but it is significantly worse in the US-occupied areas.
To be clear Assad is not a good guy here, but stealing the country’s resources and bombing forces fighting the former Al Nusra only makes things worse.