The End of Assad? Syrian Rebels enter the outskirts of Aleppo for the first time since 2016

Well since we're doing hindsight, the real pity is that Muhammad didn't lose some of his early wars, and would have had to stay in Madina as just another minor prophet. If the Middle East were still peopled with Zoroastrians, Christians, Buddhists, Jews and the like, I think it would be a very different and far more peaceful place.

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The faith he created does standout for its obsession with killing and fighting and the eternal commands for those.

"israel's survival is not and never was under threat from the islamic world."

We have 80 years of history of the region that directly and utterly contradicts this sentence.

Utterly wrong, Utterly mistaken, Utterly ahistorical

You have to question the motives of some posters in utterly such false rubbish.

Ok, time will tell! Obviously, you are if not anti-Israel, you're not a fan either, and that's fine, we all have our opinions.

I clicked on this thread hoping to learn about Syria. Instead all I get is Israel Israel, Israel. I thought that there was an "Istael is going to start WW3" thread. Apparently that is not enough for some people.

Yeah they are bombing in the North. It's a real mess up there.

Chemical attack survivors finally get a chance to speak.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4xyd1yx0go

I dunno about everyone they feel like but they definitely gave a good going over to some of the most sadistic animals from the Assad regime.

No that's not what I am saying. I have no problem with Syrians being here if that is what you are getting at with your remark about the dog. I am not as trusting as you are when it comes to an al-qaeda offshoot gaining control of a country. It would seem Syrians in exile interviewed by the BBC aren't either

Indeed they are relatively popular but just to repeat the point that Syria was and is quite secular, look at the pictures from Damascus - it's not Afghanistan or NW Pakistan

Millions have left and obviously a decade of all out conflict leaves a mark. The religious fervour isn't popular on scale as such, people in desperate situations often don't have a choice but to side with "the enemy of my enemy".

At the moment for example, people in Homs, Hama and Damascus are delighted Assad is gone, but don't confuse that with genuine support for e.g. HTS. A large amount of Syrians wanted democracy in 2011, we know this for a fact, they spilt blood over it. They weren't out there dying for a caliphate (those Islamists flooded in later).

Of course HTS could turn out to be the greater evil. Assad was gassing and torturing his own people on an industrial scale, so they have some way to go, but as always we can't put it past them. There are some "good" signs for now, but few people really trust them.

Syrians (again) don't a choice, and like everyone else , they are waiting to see how this plays out. It's never a question of how good it will be, rather of how bad it will be.

Well, yes they wouldn't have been able to become the dominant force without a broad support base. It was the same with the Taliban retaking Afghanistan, it wouldn't have happened if they did not have the support of a fair portion of Afghan society. It's no coincidence the Taliban were quick to praise HTS. If we look at how HTS dealt with dissenters in Idlib, it won't be long before the torture sites start to fill up again. Anyone who thinks Syria under HTS is going to become a beacon of democracy in the Middle East is in for a rude awakening. There will be factional infighting within a year. Secular minded Syrians with means will be fleeing. I also note Syrians interviewed by the BBC are not chomping at the bit to go back to Syria

No it isn't

How did you get that out of what I said? I don't condone the actions of Assad. I don't support war crimes regardless of the justifications used by apologists for the countries involved.