Weeks of air campaign
I don't think so, US has only deployed planes and air defense to the region.
Just saying.
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I don't think SDF is accepting the reality of their situation. Hopefully they negotiate something with HTS soon. Seems like the US should be part of the negotiations.
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The case of an Alawite State in the Middle East, what do you think?
Latakia and Tartus governorate in Syria
The concept of an Alawite state isn't new; during the French Mandate, an Alawite State (État des Alaouites) existed from 1920 to 1936, but it was re-integrated into Syria.
What will happen to SDF in northern Aleppo?
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