Nuevo Peru on Syria
We hereby publish an article by Nuevo Peru:
CURRENT SITUATION: NOTES ON THE WORLD CRISIS (32. Updated. Syria: New government of “rebel coalition” assembled by Yankee imperialism)
Today we have added, after the Summary of the facts, the following: What are the major media gradually leaking? Which you will find by continuing to read.)
The complexity, importance and implications of the latest events in Syria deserve careful consideration. Imperialist governments, the experts at their service and the major media outlets at their service present it as a “surprise” victory of the jihadist forces over the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
The media refer to “the motley and controversial rebel coalition, led by the extremist group Hayat Tarim al Sham – former affiliate of Al Qaeda in Syria – and the “Syrian National Army”, to achieve an orderly transition of power and, above all, restore the unity of a Syria divided for 13 years by the civil war. This “rebel coalition” is made up, according to CNN, of the different Islamist, democratic and autonomist movements united in the opposition.” (see below “The game begins now, BBC)
The story of the plan of US imperialism to intervene in Syria through such a “rebel coalition”, of its application to defeat Assad and impose a regime in its service, as well as what is currently being said about the plans of the new Syrian government, in its broad outline, correspond to what is written in the article: An army to defeat Assad. How to turn the Syrian opposition into a real fighting force By Kenneth M. Pollack, September/October 2014 http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
What is not mentioned in the article is about the moment in which the plan would move to its final part and how it was going to be presented, also missing is how it intends to continue it. On this, there are some questions that are being given and that indicate the direction in which the imperialists and lackeys are moving in this counterrevolutionary war against the national liberation movement of the GME. As can be seen, they are targeting Iran. We quote a press release:
“On Sunday, after arriving triumphantly in Damascus, the leader of the militia group that has been crucial to overthrowing Al Assad, Abu Mohammed Al Jolani, launched a precise dart at Tehran from the mythical mosque of the Umayyads:
“This new triumph, my brothers, marks a new chapter in the history of the region, a history fraught with danger (which left) Syria as a playground for Iranian ambitions, spreading sectarianism, stoking corruption” (BBC, today).
But let us not be clouded in our vision, whatever the femicides of the Yankee imperialists and their lackeys are, they are ultimately doomed to failure, they will not be able to impose their “pax americana” on the region, the struggle of these nations with immense sacrifice and heroism will ultimately make the imperialist plans fail, the guerrilla war of national resistance throughout the GME will jump from place to place, from province to province, from country to country until the whole prairie is set on fire and imperialism and the reactionaries will be reduced to black ashes and the masses will conquer a bright future.
A summary of the latest events:
– Things appear as if the forces of Hayat Tarim al Sham have suddenly been activated and decided to advance from their refuge in the city of Idilib, counting on the support of the Erdogan government and the intervention of the armed forces of the Turkish State, at the service of imperialism, mainly Yankee, incorporated as such in the NATO. These jihadist forces have advanced in a lightning march from city to city until they occupied the capital of Syria (Damascus) and seized power by displacing the regime of Bashar al-Assad and his Baath party.
– Presenting the role of the military intervention of the genocidal armed forces of Turkey as if it were simply the execution of the plans of the Turkish State, its government and armed forces to extend its regional power to Syria and solve once and for all the threat of a large area of the bordering territory of both countries dominated by a Kurdish government, whose armed forces have the protection of Yankee imperialism. But, here there is a fact to take into account and it is, where are these forces being pushed by the Turkish genocidaires and where are the Yankee imperialists facilitating their retreat? How do the Yankees use these contradictions in the region, that is, in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.
– Regime change in Syria, overthrown by a “rebel coalition” with direct intervention by NATO forces, formed by the Turkish Army, not only as a support force.
– Broad military campaign of US imperialism and the Zionists of Israel with the support of their lackeys in the region against the Palestinian nation (Gaza and the West Bank), against the armed national liberation movements in the region and against the countries of Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iran and partly against Iraq.
– Military counter-campaign of the armed resistance of the national liberation movement of the GME with the axis of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran, which has achieved great victories by defeating the imperialist-Zionist genocidal plan of capitulation and persisting in the armed struggle of national resistance in Palestine and Lebanon.
– Political and military expel of Russian imperialism from Syria. Which expresses a change of forces and more collusion between US imperialism and Russian imperialism. Look at the situation in Syria and Iran in relation to Ukraine. Thus, there is greater collusion in the imperialist struggle for the oppressed nations for greater struggle, thus developing the contradiction between the imperialists, the spoils in dispute are the oppressed nations.
– Isolation of Iran with respect to Syria, its traditional ally, both politically and militarily.
– Breaking of the continuity of the logistic and movement line of the “Axis of Resistance” affecting the communication of the armed resistance movement in Lebanon (Hezbollah) and in Palestine. A problem that the armed national resistance movement of the “Axis of Resistance” will have to solve with more developed guerrilla warfare.
– Simultaneously, continuing with the imperialist-Zionist military campaign, Israel has carried out more than 400 air strikes against Syria to destroy weapons, that is to say its military capacity which has been destroyed by 70 to 80% according to Zionist sources and has invaded several kilometers of Syrian territory on the other side of the demilitarized line that separated them, advancing in the direction of the capital Damascus. All this under the pretext of warding off a future jihadist threat.
– The territorial integrity of the country must be maintained and the security of the people, said the agreement of the Security Council, two days ago. Let us remember that in this highest body of the UN there are the five permanent members with veto power: the USA, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France.
– As far as we know, the military and political representatives of the new jihadist government have not spoken out in defense of the sovereignty of the country. Despite the fact that they have made many statements about rights, freedoms, democracy and market economy in order to please “the West“.
What are the mainstream media slowly leaking?
– That in northeastern Syria, there are groups of the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), mainly Kurdish, under air protection and with Yankee troops and, now, the German Defense Minister Pistorius has said, that he is in favor of greater German involvement in the GME war:
„Minister of Defense in Iraq. Pistorius calls for more commitment from Germany, by Inés Tranvías, 12/12/2024, ZDF.
It was supposed to be Pistorius’ traditional Christmas missionary trip. The target is German soldiers in Iraq. But it ends in a region in transition.
Even before his departure, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) describes the turbulent and confusing situation in the region as an opportunity to be seized. And he alludes to an expansion of German involvement in Iraq:
What is crucial for him is “that the signals are clear. Both for Syria and for the region, that we as Europeans, like Germany, see our responsibility to contribute to the stabilization of the region.” And he suggests that it does not only have to mean military presence, political presence can also help.”
– That the Russian imperialists are talking with representatives of the new Syrian government to try to maintain their naval base and their air base in Syria, which, although they lose political and military importance in Syria and the Mediterranean, have great strategic value for the Russian imperialists in their political and military projection towards the African continent.
– That, coinciding with the Zionist attack on the Syrian naval base in Tartus on December 10, Russian warships were still anchored in the port of the naval base in Tartus. Other photographs show that warships, for example a frigate of the so-called Admiral Gorshkov class, were sailing on December 10 a few kilometers off the Syrian coast. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied on Saturday that the fleet had been withdrawn from the country. (Source: Reuters)
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius initially declined to confirm a permanent withdrawal of the Russian Navy from the military base. But he was aware of the relevant reports, the SPD politician said during his visit to Erbil in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
“But one thing is clear: with Putin’s withdrawal, with Russia’s withdrawal and with the Assad regime leaving this situation, it is clear that Russia is focusing exclusively and always on itself and its own interests”, Pistorius said. “And that is why the possibility of a permanent withdrawal cannot be ruled out.”
US speaks of disempowerment
When asked about this, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh also confirmed that the United States had determined that some Russian ships and naval forces were leaving Syria. “One of their key political allies has just been removed from power”, Singh said (source: ZDF)
– That in Idilib the forces of the “rebel coalition” have received financial aid, equipment, advice, intelligence and training from British and French imperialism, which is clear from the following information, that the head of the Hayat Tarim al Sham group, Abu Mohammed Al Jolani, always reacted quickly to criticism from his Western supporters in Idilib, when his mercenaries imposed measures or symbols of Islamist groups, which happened on many occasions, and he corrected them immediately, which is why he is trusted by the imperialists (according to: “Since yesterday, a kind of normality has returned to Damascus,” said Golineh Atai, ZDF correspondent in Damascus)
– That during their presentations in Damascus the members of the “rebel coalition” displayed the Islamist flag, which was criticized, but yesterday, at their presentation, they published the new president of the council of ministers of the so-called transitional government did not display the black Islamist flag but the new flag of the country.
– That, the political metamorphosis of Ahmed al Sharaa, so far has the following itinerary: fighter of Al Qaeda in Iraq from 2005 to 2006, prisoner of the Yankees in Iraq from 2006 to 2011, then fighter of the Islamic State in Iraq/Syria and from there to al-Nusra in Syria from 2011 to 2016, from 2016 he renounces his previous political affiliations and as Abu Mohammed Al Jolani he is head of the Hayat Tarim al Sham group and is now using his real name, Ahmed al Sharaa, instead of his nom de guerre as a sign of having suddenly acquired a more relevant role at the national level.
– Regarding the above, a source consulted sums up the above issue as follows:
“Several analysts indicated that Turkey probably gave its tacit approval to the HTS offensive, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing his support for the rebel advance.”
“We can certainly say that Turkey is the main winner with the fall of the Assad regime”, said Ali Bilgic.
“HTS is not directly supported by Turkey. In fact, Ankara also considers HTS a terrorist organization, as do the US and the UK. But although we do not know how it has helped HTS in its offensive, what we do know is that Turkey has helped it to get rid of its Islamist credentials and become a more political and more moderate organization” (What international groups and powers have interests in Syria and how will they be affected by the fall of Al Assad, BBC, today).
– That it is the US imperialists, as the same BBC note says, who are monitoring the course of regime change in Syria:
“The United States and Russia. According to Ali Bilgic, the way in which the main actors in Syria act will depend largely on the role that the United States decides to play in that country. (…) “There is a lot at stake for the United States and I do not believe that Donald Trump will simply let other powers fill the vacuum in Syria.”
Washington also maintains a force of about 900 soldiers in the Kurdish-controlled oil extraction areas in northeastern Syria and a garrison in the southeast.
The role of the United States in the Syrian civil war changed several times. But even Donald Trump in his first presidency understood that leaving the country completely was not a “viable alternative” to protect his country’s interests, explains Bilgic.
“It was not feasible, partly because the Kurdish groups needed support from US forces because those groups control and maintain some of the internment camps for former Islamic State fighters and their families.”
“But it is not feasible either because of Syria’s natural resources, mainly oil and natural gas, are now under the control of the Kurds in the north of the country, and that is where the US soldiers are deployed”, adds the expert.” (BBC note cited)
– That, according to the reactionary newspaper El Pais of Spain, edition of December 9, 2024, the Palestinian organization Hamas has welcomed the victory of Hayat Tarim al Sham in Syria. But, Hamas has condemned the Zionist aggression against Syria: “Hamas congratulates the Syrian people for “achieving their aspirations for freedom and justice” for the fall of al Assad. The Palestinian group warns of any attempt by Israel to occupy new territories taking advantage of the situation on the ground.”
Syria, with the civil war and the direct and indirect intervention of imperialism and its lackeys in the region, lost its significance in the so-called balance of power in the region, but it retained its importance for the logistical and rear lines of the resistance – for Hezbollah and the Palestinian patriots – although this is relative, because Hezbollah has always maintained its contradiction with the Assad regime, which claimed control of Lebanon. Hamas broke with Assad as a result of the civil war, broke relations with the regime, withdrawing most of its officials from the country. Therefore, we could interpret that Hamas welcomed the triumph of the Islamists in Syria.
Sources of articles previously mentioned can be found here and here.
