For what it’s worth, *IF* #Assad’s regime begins sending troops to #Ukraine, they’ll be no more than cannon fodder in a battle & environment that’s completely alien to them - it’ll be like “sending Martians to fight on the Moon,” as I told @WSJ:
wsj.com/amp/articles/r…
wsj.com/amp/articles/r…
https://twitter.com/charles_lister/status/1502242731359608835
When, on the rare occasion, #Assad needed capable urban warfare fighters, he turned to #Hezbollah — NOT his own military.
#Syria’s military was good at brutal, sustained sieges, indiscriminate bombardment, horrific [sectarian] violence, mass torture & organised crime. That’s it.
#Syria’s military was good at brutal, sustained sieges, indiscriminate bombardment, horrific [sectarian] violence, mass torture & organised crime. That’s it.
Within months of #Russia’s military intervention in #Syria in Sept 2015, #Putin furiously reacted to the poor performance of #Assad’s forces — they simply couldn’t take advantage of Russian backing.
To solve that, #Russia had to send in SOF ground troops & work with #Hezbollah.
To solve that, #Russia had to send in SOF ground troops & work with #Hezbollah.
One retired #Russia GRU officer specialising in the #MiddleEast told me, while consulting the #Kremlin on #Syria strategy, that the #Spetsnaz were “blood brothers” with #Hezbollah.
Their perception of #Assad forces? “Useless good-for-nothings,” was what he said to me in 2018.
Their perception of #Assad forces? “Useless good-for-nothings,” was what he said to me in 2018.
At the end of the day, we still have *zero* evidence of any actual recruitment of #Syria fighters for #Ukraine.
Zero.
Everything we've seen so far as been rumor, allegations & unsubstantiated claims by highly subjective sources. Even the video above means nothing re. #Ukraine.
Zero.
Everything we've seen so far as been rumor, allegations & unsubstantiated claims by highly subjective sources. Even the video above means nothing re. #Ukraine.
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