In his last address to the nation, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dramatically warned that Syria is gradually being left without troops, and this is a prerequisite for the remaining Syrian army to withdraw to the territory that can be defended. This dramatic statement speaks for itself. The Syrian army is losing manpower in the fight against terrorists.
The Syrian army has suffered heavy losses in the exhausting war with terrorists, infiltrators and the only thing that is still keeping the combat ability of the fighters are Hezbollah and Iran's allies in the Republican Guard. But because President Assad has announced that Syria is lacking soldiers, then the situation is really alarming.
The Syrian army is fighting against terrorist groups like al Nusra, but also against the "Islamic state" jihadists. At the time of the Syrian president’s announced withdrawal, it is primarily thought that the western parts of the country were still under his control, but those percentages represent a negligible part of the Syrian territory. This is primarily Damascus and the coastal cities that are inhabited by Alawites.
President Bashar is in an unenviable position, and now it looks as if there could be a larger war with America. According to the Wall Street Journal, America has committed itself to defending the "free zone", which Turkey has proposed. The aforementioned free zone stretches to the border with Turkey and it would be a refuge for the terrorists who are not associated with ISIL.
If Assad’s troops act in self-defense and attack terrorists in the free zone, they could be intercepted by American war planes. The regular Syrian army, weakened as it is due to many years of war, would not be able to withstand this new development. It would soon collapse and President Assad would be left at the mercy of terrorists, who would probably brutally execute him together with his wife. America and its ally Turkey would rather prefer that Bashar Assad falls, and all alleged US fears that the "Islamic state" could fill the vacuum are just ironic lies.
The USA is directly supporting "the Islamic state", no matter how paradoxical it may sound, it is a US ally such as Al Qaeda. The vicious circle has started once again as the US goal is to demolish the secular Islamic regime and bring the country into a state of chaos, and then the United States could use the rule of jihadists as as a pretext to invade. Examples include Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. These countries now have an exodus of refugees to the countries of Western Europe, because the United States has created an impossible situation for life and human survival. Refugees are also fleeing from the war in Syria, which the West has inserted terrorists through its western allies- Turkey and Jordan.
America is publicly terrified of "the Islamic state", but actually secretly supports it. America is not concerned with who will come to power in Syria if President Assad falls, it is only important to destroy another country that was once prosperous. Turkey is located in a complex geostrategic situation. In fact, Ankara has so far not become involved in the war in Syria, however, only a few days ago it bombarded the positions of "Islamic state."
Turkey is also in a dangerous conflict with the Kurds, who have been in a state of war for more than thirty years with the Turkish state in its southeast. More specifically, Turkey has bombed Kurdish positions more than ISIL's. It is unclear what Turkey's treatment of the "Islamic State" is, but one thing’s for sure, they would prefer the ISIL government in Damascus than Bashar al-Assad.
What is the position of Russia? Russia is very passive and seemingly has done very little to help Assad. The truth is that President Putin brought about a peace agreement much to the detriment of the American hotheads, which included the alleged use of chemical weapons on Syrian civilians by the Syrian Army, thus helping to keep US forces from bombing President Bashar al-Assad, but other than mere rhetorical support, the Russian Federation has practically done very little to keep Bashar in power.
Russian foreign policy is passive as in the case with Ukraine, where every day Kiev forces violate the peace agreement shelling settlements in the Donbas. On the issue of Syria, Russia, as a world superpower, should be able to protect an ally such as Assad, however, from Moscow arrives just rhetorical support, although the situation is critical!
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said that sending Russian troops to Syria is not being considered, "No, the Russian army is not in any way being considered to be sent to Syria. This issue is not on the agenda. "In response to the question of whether Assad sought Russian military aid or not, Peskov said it has not been discussed."
Commenting on the statement from the Commander of the Airborne forces, General Vladimir Shamanov, that commandos are ready to be sent to Syria in the event that such an order arrives, Peskov said that "of course, no one should doubt that Russian commandos still follow their chief’s every command." At a press conference, a Syrian journalist asked whether the Russian airborne forces are ready to help the Syrian government. Shamanov said that the forces "naturally fulfill the decisions made by the leadership of the country."
Ok, Russia does not have to send their young men to die rescuing Assad, but at least the Russian air force could do something more towards bombing the "Islamic state" positions and other terrorist groups. However, Peskov was clear: "We are not talking about it now. I have different information. "
It is not clear why Assad has not sought direct Russian military assistance. Maybe he thinks like Gaddafi who believed that the West would not destroy him. However, in this light, given the passive Russian foreign policy, the question is whether Assad would receive what he would have asked for. In any case, the situation for the Syrian President Assad is not the brightest and he should begin to fear for his life, which could become compromised in a matter of months, if not weeks.
