"Recent Syrian Rebel Victories Indicate A New Sense Of..." Topic

… Coordination And Cooperation Among Syrian Rebels.

"Insurgents seized more parts of the northern Syrian province of Idlib on Saturday in a significant advance toward the government-held coast that seemed to signal new coordination among antigovernment fighters, some using advanced antitank weapons.

The advances showed that government forces have so far been unable to retake the city of Idlib, the provincial capital. It was seized last month by Islamist insurgent groups that included Al Qaeda's Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, but not the rival Islamic State group.

President Bashar al-Assad has hung on during a four-year insurgency, but his forces have been unable to retake control of large parts of Syria, and in recent weeks insurgents opposed both to his rule and to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, have made advances in the north and south…"
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This presents a new dilemma for the Assad regime as their base of support comes from the coastal cities on the Mediterranean . but this rebel advance now makes it possible for these rebel groups to focus on these targets, and in turn it pressures Assad to allocate valuable military resources that he does not have to their defense.

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It might be a good thing but as noted. They have to deal with both Assad and Daesh. That is quite a full plate …

More 'nation building' I suppose, like the rubble in Libya and Ukraine.