Syrian forces reach Jordanian border crossing as rebels negotiate surrender

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Louisa Loveluck

July 6 at 11:31 AM

BEIRUT — Syrian government forces reached a crucial border crossing with Jordan on Friday, state media said, as their long-heralded push through the opposition’s southern stronghold appeared to be in its final stages and rebel forces negotiated a withdrawal.

Syria’s state-run news agency, Sana, reported that the country’s red, white and black flag had been raised above the Nasib crossing, a sign that for the first time since 2015, President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were back in control of one of the country’s economic arteries.

It has taken only weeks for most of the opposition’s southwestern pocket — famed as the heartland of Syria’s anti-government rebellion — to be recaptured. On Friday, rebel negotiators said that they were on the verge of a deal that would see them surrender their heavy weapons in return for a cease-fire and, for some, safe passage to the country’s final opposition-held area in the north.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Donnies first completed

Putin ordered task. Refugees?

[Igel]

4. Indefensible.

The territory, that is. The only way to help would be to drag Jordan or Israel in on the side of the anti-Assad forces. They're not going to go for that.

This is the group that Obama tried to help. Set up a training camp. Had lots of men trained. Mostly they got some training and then vanished, taking their weapons with them. What side they wound up fighting on remains a mystery, but few in the first cohort or two completed the training. Spendy little program, that. But it flopped.

The Deraa area's been spared any assault until now because there were more pressing issues. It was a thorn in their side, but nobody was kicking it.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. No one is talking about

Assad's Genocide,which we know is happening with the help of Putin.

[Drahthaardogs]

6. Because everyone is pretty much dead

They killed them all. They were good people too who deserved our support.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Hope everyone understands how

this plays out. These people execute every Male over the age of twelve,and that is just for starters.

They learned well from the South African Mercenaries.

[Devil Child]

2. Good news

The rebels would be smart to accept disarmament or safe passage (yet again) to the Turkish playground to the north.

[eissa]

3. I'm sure the Turks and Gulf states would be happy to fund yet another excursion for these terrorists

If the west wants to stop the flood of refugees flowing into their countries, they'd be wise to wash their hands of these rebels/terrorists and help bring this bloodshed to an end.