BrandonTurbeville.com
December 19, 2024
For 13 years, the Syrian Army fought valiantly, and
terrorists backed by Israeli, Turkish, and American air power were beaten back
and held to a standstill. Then, all of a sudden, in a matter of three days,
terrorists led by Hayit Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) overran first Aleppo, then every
other major city in Syria. They met little to no resistance save for a few
bombs launched toward Idlib by the Syrian and Russian Air Force battalions who
didn’t get the memo that they were not supposed to do anything to stop the
onslaught. According to some reports, these fighters captured Damascus in about
60 seconds. The lighting speed of the terrorist operation caught everyone by
surprise, even those of us who have paid close attention to the conflict for
years.
The Syrian Army didn’t run. They were ordered to stand down.
Bashar al-Assad fled Syria with his family and headed,
allegedly, to Moscow. Syria - its military and civilians – were left to the
mercy of some of the most merciless fighters of the 21st Century.
Abu
Mohammed al-Julani, the leader of HTS (aka, al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front,
Jobhat al-Nusra) is now giving speeches from the Umayyad Mosque while green
flag waving militants fire wildly into the air in celebration. The Presidential
Palace has been looted and the statue of Hafez al-Assad has been torn down,
dragged through the street, and beheaded.
The entirety of the Sednaya prison has now been emptied.
Sednaya contained large numbers of terrorists who are now roaming free but it
also contained innocent people who never should have been caged in the first
place.
Millions of Syrians - some who supported the government,
some who were apolitical – are now in fear for their lives, waiting to hear if
they must be veiled or if the new “government” will simply exterminate them.
If one observes the proceedings of the previous week, it is
beyond clear that an international deal was made between Russia, the United
States, Turkey, Israel, Assad, Hezbollah, and leader of the army of fighters
inside Syrian territory.