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Israel strikes Damascus military HQ as fighting between Syrian forces and Druze continues (www.bbc.com)

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, definitely going to be interesting to watch. It's worth noting that Syria itself is very factionalized as well right now, so there could just be a massive civil war where HTS gets overthrown. The impression I'm getting is that regime change in Syria is backfiring massively for the west. Russia was able to basically walk away, but now the place is incredibly volatile, and if Israel ends up getting mired there then the US will be forced to pour in resources to prop Israel up.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not sure if it's backfiring for them, US/israel benefit from the turmoil. Their resources are up for grabs pretty much, which i imagine they already took.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I think a civil war in Syria could complicate things for US and Israel in the long run, especially given how thinly the US is stretched already.