Whos Bill Gertz? He seem active in CN related articles...
The rebels have already overran ar-Rastan (and crossing the Orontes River through a dam in the town/city), and is currently only 5 kilometers away from Homs. People in Homs are currently fleeing to Tartus and Damascus en-masse, and hidden pro-rebel elements are already openly targeting pro-government personnel in and around the city.
Seeing how the government forces have performed so far, the prospect of Homs remaining in the hands of the Syrian government for the foreseeable period of time looks increasingly dire.
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Once Homs falls, the door to Damascus will be wide open. There's literally nothing but spans of open desert and arid hills between Homs and Damascus.
Judging by the present development on the ground, perhaps it is now time for Beijing to consider kick-starting the process of evacuating its citizens that are still present in Syria.
At present, there are two points where such evacuation procedures can be conducted in Syria:
One - Damascus, where PLAAF Y-20s can be sent to Damascus International Airport for airlifting citizens out of Syria by air. Since Damascus is still under Syrian government control, it'd be crucial to seize the opportunity while the airspace around Damascus is still safe for airlift operations.
Two - Tartus, where PLAN warships stationed at Djibouti can be sent to the Russian naval base there to sealift citizens out of Syria by sea. However, given that all Russian Navy warships have already been withdrawn from Tartus, any Chinese flotilla sent to Tartus would most likely be on their own now.
yeah sure. Macron is searching for that elusive Soft Power in Arabian desert as he knows this Euro Atlantic will turn into Afreco Atlanto if things not goes the way they want.Oh good, you see the pattern: I don't tolerate nonsense.
These are specific trade figures not directly related to overall internal GDP. Europe is not some cheap manufacturing hub nor raw material exporter. US need these goods thats why it must import from Europe.False
Are you sure nothing gets done in Europe for MBS?. i dont want to post historic links in current news thread. Just look at Syria. Everyone blame Turkey and Lavrov went after US/UK/Israel in interview for this Syrian invasion but that Iranian went straight to meet Russia Supreme Mufti. They deep down know who is behind but due to greatness of Soft Power they cannot name it.Whatever MBS thinks of Europe I don't know but do know he has the power to get nothing done. I trust Arabs have no intelligence on this matter, any matter, or in thier heads in general. Why? Because that's my assessment of all people who aren't smart enough to develop technology, especially people who have the money to do so.
Publish Date : 12/5/2024 12:00:15 PM
Meeting of the Deputy Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran with the Supreme Mufti of Russia