Once the opposition seizes Homs, it really means Damascus's fate is sealed, one expert told The i Paper
Once the opposition seizes Homs, it really means Damascus's fate is sealed, one expert told The i Paper
Rebel forces were about 5km from the city of Homs on Friday after taking two towns on the outskirts, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. And Assad is nowhere to be seen, with rumours spreading that he has fled to Russia, said Professor Gerges.The offensive is led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham , the former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria that has become the most powerful rebel faction in the country.
“The seeds of the regime’s defeat have always been within it… the Iranians attempted to revive the regime, buying it time, and later the Russians also tried to prop it up. But the truth remains: this regime is dead.”
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