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      • Malkhodr @lemmygrad.ml
        11·
        10 days ago

        I don’t think Jolani can afford to send anyone over. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to get one if te various Takfeeri groups to take on the job. It’d be a way to get rid of a potential threat to his power (considering how unstable these groups are) without immediately weakening HTS itself.

        Though, even then, I doubt he’d do it because those groups are probably going to come back when the Saudis inevitably concede to Ansarallah. Plus, they are essentially the only ones experienced enough to fight the axis of resistance if it comes to it, and even that’s a stretch.

        I think the Saudis probably relayed a message, and eitheir a few terrorist groups were sent over while Jolani denies the current Syrian security forces (HTS) involvement, or no one was sent but Jolani doesn’t want to make the Saudis look bad.

        • Maeve@kbin.earth
          5·
          10 days ago

          I think the Saudis probably relayed a message, and eitheir a few terrorist groups were sent over while Jolani denies the current Syrian security forces (HTS) involvement, or no one was sent but Jolani doesn’t want to make the Saudis look bad.

          It feels like (distinctively not “I think”) sending fighters was probably the best diplomatic approach, to appease both the US and KSA, but not great for Syria, because if he’s not lying, he will have to find other ways to appease those entities, and I haven’t the bandwidth to think about it beyond that, right now.