Thread by @ejmalrai

Let me share with you few insights of what I saw in #Daraa, the battle of south #Syria:
To-date, there are important points to highlight in this battle 1/+

. #Damascus and its allies decided to start the battle off south #Syria with or without #Russia at start. The decision has been made and #Moscow accepted to engage along the Syria central government. This is not the first time this happen. 2/+

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1014519814222766081

. No casualties among #Syria allies, participating in the battle in the south so far, despite their presence on multiple fronts.
. Assad offered no guarantee to #Israel or #US but is expected to keep Syrian Army forces once the south is liberated 3/+

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1014520348832927745

. No one can ever imagine the quantity of weapons and ammunitions confiscated and delivered by groups in the south. The quantity of weapons is filling up all the Syrian Army warehouses to the point that it is beyond the quantity present before 2011.

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1014521073092694016

. Weapons are impossible to transfer through #Jordan or #Israel. This is why all warehouses are intact so far and transported to various locations in Syria to fill up warehouses.

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1014521668121841665

No transfer of rebels, militants or jihadists to the north: either they surrender or they re-integrate in the army or they fight and die.
#Jordan's role in positive, contributing in many groups surrendering and putting pressure on these groups to give up without a fight.