#Syria Loyalist pages from Salamiyah, #Hama mourned the death of Jameel al-A'araj, a soldier of the 4th Division, was killed in #Libya fighting alongside Haftar forces. Recently, several pro-regime fb pages&accounts went publicly to lure young men into fighting in Libya
So far Liwa al-Quds, 4th Division and small groups of former opposition groups affiliated with the 5th Corps sent fighters to #Libya under direct Russian supervision. Liwa al-Quds is promising up to 2000$ salary and claim the mission is to guard oil facilities. #Syria
Why the 4th Division despite it's under Iranian influence? Since 2011, it has an autonomy from the army&state. It has its own security branch and depend on recruiting fighters through annual contracts and lured several former opposition groups in Damascus countryside&Homs #Syria
If you mirrored the photo you can see the patch say
"4th Division
security office"
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Some thoughts about #Syria
-regime will put up a fight in Hama because it prefers an urban area over an open base in the countryside. Opposition is not an army that can clear and move from a street to another while battling armored vehicles and tanks
-Russia doesn't have the ability to send soldiers and officers, the RuAF in Syria can't launch a lot of precise airstrikes against opposition armed convoys like it did between 2016-19. Regime airforce can cause a lot of damage but not a successful air campaign.
-Syrian opposition know its limit in terms of power and won't overplay its hand. The manpower will be needed to clear Idlib and attack/defend regime pocket in military bases south #Aleppo city. SNA forces may be useful reinforcement in Aleppo
Few thoughts on opposition current attack in NW #Syria:
-Turkey is not directly involved but accept it, the normalization process isn't satisfactory amid regime’s stubbornness that wasn't solved by Russia nor Arab countries. Turkey's next steps based on what happens on the ground
-regime's military failure is the same for the past 14 years, it could retake the areas it lost but not without massive manpower and Russian air support. Limited numbers of Iranian&Hezbollah skilled fighters will be difficult for the regime.
-years of IDF airstrike on regime’s military industry and Russia being busy in Ukraine can be seen in the lack of rockets, artillery and weapons, this was replaced with FPV drones that won't benefit regime now. Meanwhile opposition didn't use ATGM *yet*
Disappointed to see a well-established organization like ICG hiring someone who pushes twisted narrative on Syria that aligns with the regime propaganda that dehumanize Syrian victims of atrocities
ICG latest hire Nanar Hawach repeatedly parroted Assad regime and Russia propaganda, following the same mis/disinformation tactics that has been created and pushed to dehumanize and attack Syrian victims
on CW attack on Khan Sheikhoun in 2017, Mr. Hawash repeats on a podcast the Kremlin-sponsored lie of false flag operation, despite being a "researcher" he didn't read OPCW findings and numerous evidence point to regime web.archive.org/web/2023102321…
#Syria 1- Qadri Jameel, the head of People's Will Party which recently signed a memorandum with Syrian Democratic Council, said Jeffrey told SDC the 5 points of US policy for Syria and the northeast told by special sources. Points below. (9:00)
2- Said Jeffrey stated the following
-Turkey will not capture any new area, if so it would face sanctions
-pushing for the Kurdish-Kurdish dialogue to establish a bigger opposition outside the SY coalition
-Cut\disengage the relationship with PKK #Syria
3- -USA doesn't want to give the Kurds a rule\power, but a unified #Syria with protection of the Kurds rights
-This is the policy of the USA and it will not be affected by the US elections.
Jameel didn't mention if he got the information from SDC #Syria
#Syria the weak & unstable reconciliation in #Daraa reached #Damascus countryside. Clashes erupted between ex-rebels and regime forces in Kanaker town as regime forces tried to enter the town and arrest locals who protested yesterday after regime arrested 3 women on a checkpoint
Tension in Kanaker has been escalating in the past few months after regime TV aired an interview of 5 young men and 1 woman accused of being affiliated with underground insurgency group Saraya Qasioun, they said they were responsible for IED attacks in Damascus & its countryside
The alleged cell said they were led by former commander of Furqan Brigade, ex-rebel group in Quneitra & Damascus countryside. The leader of the Brigade Majed al-Khatib, currently in Jordan, denied accusation & said the young men were tortured & forced to say so #Syria
#Syria on Monday schools reopened in regime-held areas after 6 months, the Dean of Faculty of Medicine Dr. Nabogh al-Awa criticised the decision & the Minister of Education, today the Dean was replaced & he said he only heard the decision on Facebook not official channels
The choice of Dr Darem Tabba'a as new Minister of Education was faced with criticism & sarcasm by Syrians because of his profession veterinarian, and the decision to not appoint a more suitable candidate with proper experience & knowledge of the education field #Syria
Majority of Syrians criticised reopening schools now while #COVID19 situation is not going well, of course the decision is beyond the powers of the minister but the quarrel between the minister & the dean on media was a hot topic on social media and local media #Syria