Source: Asia Times:
By Victor Kotsev
For many Syrian rebels, the unthinkable happened this week, when a key neighborhood of the centrally located city of Homs was recaptured by the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The fall of Homs, dubbed the rebel “capital,” seems inevitable, and while that will not end the brutal civil war in the country, it will almost certainly usher in a new stage.
Syria’s fragmentation can no longer be contained inside the country. To the north, the Kurds are threatening autonomy and fighting viciously with al-Qaeda affiliates at the Turkish border – the Turkish army, under a partial media blackout, was also drawn into these heavy three-way exchanges.
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May Allah guide these foolish people.