Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

Sources in Homs are already saying that the city is essentially empty of regime forces now and they are preparing for the rebel takeover.

— Kareem Shaheen (@kshaheen) December 5, 2024

Wtf? Can't be true, is Assad planning a final stand at Damascus and will rely on Iran to save his ass? Homs falls and Assad is cut off from Russia's Syrian bases. Assad is looking scared to consolidate all his forces into Damascus.

News channel related to the rebel forces are reporting that the SAA has left the city of Salamiyah and the city is currently controlled by residents who are now in close contact with rebel forces to hand over control.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 5 December 2024 at 15:24

Salamiyah is full of Ismailis, which should be ideologically opposed to HTS and yet...

This feels like a complete rejection of Assad's regime.

Rebels are in Talbiseh, with Hama and Salamiyah they have two routes into Homs.

How long until Russia abandons Assad? They have bases still manned and firing at HTS.

This is a complete disaster for Assad and Russia if this continues at this rate.

At this rate the rebels will be able to do within 14 days what they couldn't do before in 14 years, crazy, how fast they advance!