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The reality behind the impending Idlib offensive

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HTS fighters with the Al Qaeda flag patrol Idlib on the back of pickup truck As US-Russia tensions continue to rise over the final opposition stronghold of Idlib, it is important to remember the situation is not as black and white as it is being portrayed. The Syrian civil war is about to come to an end, sadly it seems that it is unavoidable that it will end with one final, bloody battle in Idlib, Northern Syria. As the world waits for the inevitable offensive the western media continues to remind the world of the Assad regimes potential actions in Idlib and the helpless democratic rebels sitting patiently to be slaughtered as the world turns a blind eye. Of course this is far from the reality of the situation, however whether it the New York times warning of a 'horrific cost' to the upcoming offensive against the 'rebel fighters and civilian supporters', or the guardian with even more chilling warnings of Russia 'softening up the west for a bloodbath...
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Eastern Ghouta: The latest battlefield in Syria's information War

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With horrific images of the results of bombardment in Syria's Eastern Ghouta plastered across the western media , the complexity of the situation and the reality on the ground is far too easily forgotten. The past few weeks in the western media have been dominated by the situation in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb in Damascus home to roughly over 300,000 people. It is the last rebel enclave in the capital and is controlled by a coalition of opposition groups, dominated by Jaysh al Islam (meaning army of Islam) and Hay'at Tahir Al Sham which is known as the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda and elements of the free Syrian Army. It has been subject to heavy bombardment from the Syrian Arab Army and Russian Aerospace forces in efforts to capture the area and a ground offensive is now well underway. As with every major Government offensive throughout this bloody civil war now entering it's 7th year, the television coverage has shown horrendous images of dead civilians, wounded children ...
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