Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

In Either Way, Syria’s Situation Looks Grim

Some clips released on twitter, YouTube and some other social networks on Thursday, July 19, show people celebrating the deaths of high military commanders in Damascus. A day earlier, on Wednesday, shocking news soon released in bold lines by many international news agencies, saying that a suicide blast at the heart of regime's stronghold, the national Security Council center, left several dead, including defense Minister, Dawood Rajha, senior military aide Hassan Turkmani and Asef Shawkat, the brother in law to the President.

Reportedly, National Security Chief and Interior Minister were also injured. After the blast, some videos set on air showed people were dancing in various regions, however, their authenticity could not be approved entirely. Certainly it was the most deadly attack against top Syrian regime and dealt terrible blow to regime's morale. Just a month ago, the capital, Damascus was viewed impenetrable and now it has been three consecutive days that rebellions fight against security forces.

However, the regime has tried to maintain the invincible prestige, particularly, in the capital but resistance of rebellions tells a different story. Armed oppositions are not trying to take a particular area under control instead they have spread across and hold sporadic attacks against security forces.

Seemingly, the resistance in Homes was a good experience as it was razed to soil by strong military power. And no doubt, the regime is powerful and has the potential as well as strength to defeat its oppositions in the battleground but the current tactic used by insurgents is troublesome.

A top defector from the regime, Mr. Nawaf recently claimed that he was worried about possible use of chemical weapons however he alleged the life of regime was numbered.

Meanwhile, it is believed that earlier peaceful demonstration has identically changed: the current situation smells much more like civil war. There are supporters of the regime who are blamed for torture and assassinations of civilians on occasions. On the other side, several groups have come together who are totally different and hard to establish a national government in the case President Bashar al-Assad steps down.

Behind suicide bombings, there are groups like al-Qaeda which will create huge problem in the future political establishment. There are also secular and liberal groups that oppose the regime and pray for its demise. Thus, if the situation goes ahead like this, Syria will not reach to what Arab Spring heralded and it will remain worrisome with or without President Assad.