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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Totten: The Fall of Aleppo
2016-12-17

The Syrian city of Aleppo has fallen. Iran, Russia, Hezbollah and Bashar al-Assad's Arab Socialist Baath Party regime have won.

Long known as Syria's Stalingrad, the Battle of Aleppo has raged since July, 2012, when the Free Syrian Army opened fire on Assad's security forces in the Salaheddine district.

Four and a half years later, after being held by checkboard of various rebel factions, Assad's army has retaken the city with a rogue's gallery of international allies.

It's just about the last place on earth you'd want to be right about now.
Posted by:Frank G

#11  "Iran, Russia and Hizb'allah vs. Saudi Arabian, Kuwaiti and Qatari funds and weapons in Sunni jihadi hands, all willing to fight to the last Syrian"

Bingo, #9 tw.
Posted by: Barbara   2016-12-17 21:21  

#10  14 fighter groups in Syria will be joining together and announcing their group tomorrow - "The Syrian Islamic Commission."
Posted by: newc   2016-12-17 19:55  

#9  This is a proxy war -- Iran, Russia and Hizb'allah vs. Saudi Arabian, Kuwaiti and Qatari funds and weapons in Sunni jihadi hands, all willing to fight to the last Syrian.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-12-17 17:23  

#8  I'm with Mr. B and EC.
Posted by: Barbara   2016-12-17 17:18  

#7  You don't get involved in civil wars. They are... not civil.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-12-17 17:05  

#6  #5 has the only correct attitude regarding that mess...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-12-17 15:48  

#5  I feel sorrow for the people of Syrian and Aleppo. Like all wars and conflicts, it is evil and disgusting. I am however, not going to send my son or your son to help fix it. If they land on the OBX and invade Duck, I will personally drive there and help kill every last one of them.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-12-17 15:37  

#4  barry didn't have the rocks to keep the muzlimb bros in charge in Egypt either. So there is that...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-12-17 14:59  

#3  Sorry. The muzlimb spring was more like indian summer. Short and not for real...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-12-17 14:52  

#2  Who stopped Jr from suppressing the Sunny uprising 4 years ago, MM?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-12-17 13:54  

#1  This is not the West's fault.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-12-17 13:42  

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