REBELS CLOSING IN ON SYRIAN CAPITAL

The fight between the forces loyal to the opposition Syrian National Council and forces under the Govt of Bashar-Al-Assad has entered a crucial phase with the former poised to close in to the power centre led by the former. The battle is now centred around Aleppo, the business capital of Syria while the Syrian militia loyal to Dr.Assad have engaged in finishing off the rivals and the rivals with equal might have engaged in a battle for gaining full control of Aleppo. It is said that like Benghazhi, the next important city after Tripoli in Libya. Aleppo is the second important city of Syria which plays a strategic role and hence an allout fight is on for the Aleppo and as a result within two days gap almost 168 personnel have lost their lives. The only setback that the Opposition encounter compared to the stock of ammunition and fighter jets which are directed against it is that, the latter suffers from shortage of fighter jets, bombs and other ammunition. However the Opposition is determined to fight to the hilt thereby forcing Assad to surrender eventually. The Leader of the Opposition Abdel Basset Sayda has appealed to the friendly Arab countries to rush them arms supplies at the earliest. He was reportedly appealing from Abu Dhabi. With Russia and China staunchly extending all help to Dr. Assad’s govt - they have already vetoed three resolutions introduced in the UN Security Council against Syria by USA. The Arab countries are mulling a solution outside the UN framework. Allied forces led by USA, France, Britain and Germany are also behind the Arab countries offering financial as well as logistical support. The Syrian Opposition has, in the meantime, asserted that like new Yemenese dispensation had forgiven Ali-Abdullah-Saleh, the Opposition leader has vowed not to pardon Dr.Assad, in the event of him offering to resign from the post on condition of granting apology to him by the yet to be born govt. Opposition’s attitude shows the intensity of enmity and hatred that they keep against Dr. Assad.

As per an appeal by Crown Prince Abdul Aziz-Al-Said who is the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister to Turkey, both are bitter enemies of Syria to allow the Turkish province of Adana to serve as the nerve-centre for the Arab countries to launch a fierce battle against Syria. And Recip-Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey has reportedly agreed to the appeal of Saudi Arabia.

Furthermore another report emanating from West Asia point towards the infiltration of Al-Quaida militants to Syria armed with IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) to effect maximum destruction of Syrian forces. The infiltration of this terrorist outfit to Syria will certainly lead to a chain of terror attacks against forces loyal to Bashar-Al-Assad.

Meanwhile an American observer Robert Mod was quoted as saying that even if Assad is ousted after relentless attacks by the Opposition, a stable govt coming to power in Syria is unlikely as bitter fight for one-upmanship will result among the latter leading to a free for all situation.

Going by the ongoing hurried talks on both sides it is feared that UN is getting irrelevant with both sides poised to fight it out outside the UN Framework. If that is likely to happen it will lead to an unfortunate state affecting all nations across the globe.