Originally Posted by Hollander
Dictator's regime falls within ten days: how is that possible?

Biden: Fall of Assad Regime 'Direct Result of Israeli Blows' Against Iran, Hezbollah

with Syrian Army "little or no will to fight"!

From: Al Jazeera December 8, 2024
What we’ve seen over the past 10 days is that the Syrian Army has crumbled in the face of the opposition’s advance.
There’s been little or no will to fight.

We have to remember that these men are conscripts. They were forced to join the army.
“People were forced into the military and often not paid properly and not compensated properly.

So the fact that they would ultimately jump ship or not put their lives on the line for a regime that wasn’t catering to their needs is not really a surprise,”