that’s why no expert can ever predict when exactly tyrannies and empires would fall. most of my Syrian friends are as shell-shocked today as me back in 2014 — if anyone told them a week ago assad and russians will run away in a matter of days they would call you delulu.

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i remember our shell-shocked faces when we got to walk the government quarters that just hours ago seemed like impenetrable fortress. or when the people took over the obscenely opulent palace of the russian-backed tyrant – the place that he was sure we won’t be able to see ever.

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one thing just made me stop dead in tracks: you could clearly see that there would be years without any major developments, and then the entire tyranny suddenly collapsed within hours, hundreds of events unfolding like a supernova bang, leaving everyone in shock.

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Trump Suggested Reducing Aid to Ukraine as Russian Strike Victims Identified in Zaporizhzhia – LIVE

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This right here is why I'm certain that the new Syrian authorities won't allow the Russians to stay. They've committed endless war crimes; just protecting them from revenge attacks would be a major undertaking.

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Dara is making good points. It helps to wait for the evidence. An evacuation would entail a much larger effort than what has so far been observed at Khmeimim, admittedly we’re all behind current events trying to keep up.

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3/ " Jebla [in the Latakia region] is under the control of [rebel] armed forces. The Khmeimim base [which is about 5 km away] is cut off.

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