Turkish President Erdogan now: There is now a new political and diplomatic reality in Syria.

[Dennis Donovan]

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#BREAKING Turkish President Erdogan now:

There is now a new political and diplomatic reality in Syria.

We have no eyes on anyone’s territory.

The Syrian people will decide the future of their own country.
9:43 AM · Dec 7, 2024

Link to tweet

[Arazi]

1. The militants were within 2.5 miles of Damascus last night

Have they overrun it? Did Assad flee?

[Lonestarblue]

2. Erdogan may not want Syrian territory, but he wants Syrian refugees to go back home.

They won’t do that with Assad in power, so Erdogan may secretly help the rebels.

[Arazi]

3. That's not even a secret. Erdogan is openly backing the militants

I just saw they’ve pulled down the statue of Bashar Al Assad’s father which is only a few kilometers from the presidential palace.

We can only hope Assad and his family decide to go out as martyrs (although I’m guessing the new regime will be a worse ISIS type).

[Prairie Gates]

4. Reminiscent of the rapid Taliban offensive that took Afghanistan

Really surprised that they've moved this fast, coming from the north and the south. Assad better flee for real now if he doesn't want to get the Qaddafi treatment.

[Arazi]

5. I bet Assad's military is similarly making deals w the militants in order to survive

Nobody knows where Assad and his family are atm. I presume they’re gone. He’s under no delusion that his people love him and knows all too well his fate will be grim. Once the last of his military deserts him (which sounds like it’s already happened), it’s over