Considering it's the Druze-led "Southern Operation Room" and US-backed "Revolutionary Commando Army" that are closing in on Damascus, a Sunni theocracy seems rather unlikely in the immediate term. I am cautiously optimistic that the Syrian people will build a positive future for themselves post-Assad, but obviously tyranny by new rulers or continued civil war are both possible.
Considering it's the Druze-led "Southern Operation Room" and US-backed "Revolutionary Commando Army" that are closing in on Damascus, a Sunni theocracy seems rather unlikely in the immediate term. I am cautiously optimistic that the Syrian people will build a positive future for themselves post-Assad, but obviously tyranny by new rulers or continued civil war are both possible.
Could it be that these fighting forces are in a hurry to overthrow the Russian-supported regime of al-Assad, before the Putin-friendly Trump is inaugurated?
I think the timing has much more to do with cease fire between Hezbollah and Israel, than the incoming Donald. They struck before Hezbollah had a chance to regroup and redeploy in Syria.
Considering it's the Druze-led "Southern Operation Room" and US-backed "Revolutionary Commando Army" that are closing in on Damascus, a Sunni theocracy seems rather unlikely in the immediate term. I am cautiously optimistic that the Syrian people will build a positive future for themselves post-Assad, but obviously tyranny by new rulers or continued civil war are both possible.
Druze-led, I presume?
Could it be that these fighting forces are in a hurry to overthrow the Russian-supported regime of al-Assad, before the Putin-friendly Trump is inaugurated?
Yes (edited).
I think the timing has much more to do with cease fire between Hezbollah and Israel, than the incoming Donald. They struck before Hezbollah had a chance to regroup and redeploy in Syria.