Could get interesting, a turning point ? ...
" by Tyler Durden
Wed, 06/20/2018 - 20:05
The long awaited battle for Daraa has begun despite repeated warnings issued to the Syrian government from the US not to extend its military campaign to the country's south, where the conflict first began with fierce anti-Assad protests in 2011 and then quickly spiraled into violence.
Fighting began Tuesday night as the army's elite Tiger forces assaulted an air base in northeast Daraa which had been under jihadist control — namely the US-backed FSA "Southern Front" group and allied Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (formerly Nusrah, al-Qaeda). After liberating the base government forces are now pounding opposition controlled towns with artillery fire which have for years been a hotbed of the al-Qaeda and ISIS terror insurgency.
The army and allied forces, including reportedly including Hezbollah special forces units, have penetrated deep into Al-Quneitra and Daraa governorates where a massive campaign is expected to begin at any moment for the final push to take control of the entire southwest. President Bashar al-Assad has vowed in recent interviews to liberate "every inch" of sovereign Syrian territory. ... "
Full Source:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...t-syria-could-trigger-us-israeli-intervention
Other:
https://ejmagnier.com/2018/06/19/th...n-hezbollahs-special-forces-will-participate/
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/06/syria-ready-to-start-the-daraa-campaign.html#more
http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2018/06/syria-and-turkey-notes-19-june-2018.html
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...west-syria-to-begin-attacks-before-offensive/
