[QUOTE]Fighters from the militant Islamist al-Nusra Front have captured a Syrian oil town near the city of Hasaka, foreign-based anti-Assad organisations say.
Video of gunmen celebrating at a battle-scarred compound said to be in al-Shaddada was posted on social media.
Thirty al-Nusra fighters, 100 Syrian soldiers and "dozens" of civilians were killed, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21460629[/url]
This holds true in the Middle East and anywhere connected to the Middle East: Where there is conflict, where there is a power struggle, where the government is ripe for a revolution or a hostile takeover, Militant Islam will be ready and waiting. You notice how whenever a government falls, they step in? Afghanistan. Iraq. Iran. Even Pakistan, long ago.
[QUOTE=archangel125;39594594]This holds true in the Middle East and anywhere connected to the Middle East: Where there is conflict, where there is a power struggle, where the government is ripe for a revolution or a hostile takeover, Militant Islam will be ready and waiting. You notice how whenever a government falls, they step in? Afghanistan. Iraq. Iran. Even Pakistan, long ago.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like a movie trailer narration for a Michael Bay film.
Stay strong and defiant, Al Assad.
FSA should just fuck them up already. They'll be fighting them sooner or later anyway.
The biggest issue with a revolution like this (happens all the time, not new) is that, say, 2 groups of FSA meet in the middle after pushing Assad troops out of a town. They work together and fight, rinse repeat until all the regions are meeting each other.
And once Assad's gone, who takes control? I don't think it will go the Egypt route, but I don't doubt there will be some sort of infighting.
The rebels are making a lot of progress at the moment. In other circumstances I might have said "it looks like Assad is about to fall" but this is the 3rd or 4th time we've been in this situation now
[QUOTE=smurfy;39604628]The rebels are making a lot of progress at the moment. In other circumstances I might have said "it looks like Assad is about to fall" but this is the 3rd or 4th time we've been in this situation now[/QUOTE]
It is a stalemate, everytime the army goes on the offensive in one area they lose another area. So the FSA moves in and then retreats once the army comes back with air superiority and tanks.
An Islamist Syria would be a nightmare.
[QUOTE=FrankOfArabia;39606795]An Islamist Syria would be a nightmare.[/QUOTE]
Assad is the only reason Syria is not Islamist right now.
If his "opressive" government goes, the "non-opressive" Islamist government will come.
[QUOTE=north korea;39607174]Assad is the only reason Syria is not Islamist right now.
If his "opressive" government goes, the "non-opressive" Islamist government will come.[/QUOTE]
You're right, North Korea kept out the capitalists and for that we should all be faithful
[QUOTE=draugur;39594695]Sounds like a movie trailer narration for a Michael Bay film.[/QUOTE]
He's essentially right. Islamists have been organized and fighting for years and have a lot of experience with war torn nations where as the local populaces are amateurs in both fighting for freedom as well as forming governments. It's why Egypt is having so much trouble right now - you can't jump from a dictatorship to a great democracy within a couple years, these things take time and practice.
Here's an interesting opinion article on the matter [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/opinion/why-syrias-islamists-are-gaining-support.html?hp&_r=0[/url]
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