Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- The majority of loyalists for the Syrian regime are still living in a state of denial toward the fact of the Russian withdrawal from Syria, because they had opened their arms wide to the Russian warplanes and forces, hoping they would strengthen the power of al-Assad family.
Despite the obvious withdrawal of the Russian forces from Hmeimim military base and airport indicated by the significant decrease of the number of flight and air raids, many of the loyalists confirm that Russia is still exist in Syria.
“There are still lots of airplanes and more than 200 Russian soldiers in Hmeimim base and they are able to defeat the terrorists”, worriedly a guard at Hmeimim military base said.
He expressed his fear from the future and what would happen to Qerdaha, al-Assad hometown, as the Russian warplanes are hardly heard or seen in sky.
Lawyer Mirhj Hassoun echoed Putin’s words expressing his hopes that Russian forces can be back to Syria within few hours. However, he was not able to hide his anger from the new situation: “Hezbollah started withdrawing from Syria and the army is too exhausted and almost can find one able to fight”
Abo Jaafer is another person from the outcomes of the Russian withdrawal from Syria, but for a different reason, as the Russian soldiers used to have their meals in his restaurant especially after recruiting a cook specialist in Russian food. “when we started earning from the serving the Russian soldiers, that Putin, the bear, decided to withdraw, I have paid $1000 for the cook, they must compensate me or take him back home”
A high-ranked officer in marine forces in Jableh revealed that 35 airplanes left Hamim base as well as 700 Russian soldiers went back to their country. He expressed that Russian withdrawal has left a noticeable changes people in Latakia felt.
On the other hand, Shabiha showed their relief after the Russian withdrawal and decreasing the number of soldiers.
“wish Russian soldiers to go to hell, they wanted to bully us, they do not known that we can bully the whole world”, Osama Khadour, a retired officer and a commander for a group of Shbiha said according to Latakia Media network page on Facebook.
A Professor of Psychiatry in Tishreen University had nothing to comment on the opposition’s attitude toward the Russian withdrawal from Syria, but he highlighted the anger and stress was shown on the gloomy faces of the Syria regime’s loyalist. He also noticed that they had become much easier to loss their temper and had more signs of uncertainty because they felt that the end of the Syrian regime and the Alawites has become closer.
Russia's withdrawal from Syria has sent a strong message to al-Assad, after they had dramatically turned the tide of war in al-Assad's favor with five months of intense bombardment of regime’s opponents, but President Vladimir Putin wanted to pressurize al-Assad to seriously engage in talks that have begun in Geneva.
Russia had sent its air force to Syria in September 2015 to support the Syrian regime against internal opponents and jihadist militants.
Although its declared goal was to fight Islamic State militants and other terrorists, much of the Russian campaign has targeted mainstream rebels and helped eject them from core areas considered strategic for the regime like Idlib and some areas of Aleppo.
Militarily, the implications of Russia's drawdown are unlikely to hurt al-Assad as long as Iranian-organized Shiite militias are still fighting on his behalf. Russia, which is keeping its naval base in Tartous and air base in Latakia, may also redeploy at any time if needed.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- The majority of loyalists for the Syrian regime are still living in a state of denial toward the fact of the Russian withdrawal from Syria, because they had opened their arms wide to the Russian warplanes and forces, hoping they would strengthen the power of al-Assad family.
Despite the obvious withdrawal of the Russian forces from Hmeimim military base and airport indicated by the significant decrease of the number of flight and air raids, many of the loyalists confirm that Russia is still exist in Syria.
“There are still lots of airplanes and more than 200 Russian soldiers in Hmeimim base and they are able to defeat the terrorists”, worriedly a guard at Hmeimim military base said.
He expressed his fear from the future and what would happen to Qerdaha, al-Assad hometown, as the Russian warplanes are hardly heard or seen in sky.
Lawyer Mirhj Hassoun echoed Putin’s words expressing his hopes that Russian forces can be back to Syria within few hours. However, he was not able to hide his anger from the new situation: “Hezbollah started withdrawing from Syria and the army is too exhausted and almost can find one able to fight”
Abo Jaafer is another person from the outcomes of the Russian withdrawal from Syria, but for a different reason, as the Russian soldiers used to have their meals in his restaurant especially after recruiting a cook specialist in Russian food. “when we started earning from the serving the Russian soldiers, that Putin, the bear, decided to withdraw, I have paid $1000 for the cook, they must compensate me or take him back home”
A high-ranked officer in marine forces in Jableh revealed that 35 airplanes left Hamim base as well as 700 Russian soldiers went back to their country. He expressed that Russian withdrawal has left a noticeable changes people in Latakia felt.
On the other hand, Shabiha showed their relief after the Russian withdrawal and decreasing the number of soldiers.
“wish Russian soldiers to go to hell, they wanted to bully us, they do not known that we can bully the whole world”, Osama Khadour, a retired officer and a commander for a group of Shbiha said according to Latakia Media network page on Facebook.
A Professor of Psychiatry in Tishreen University had nothing to comment on the opposition’s attitude toward the Russian withdrawal from Syria, but he highlighted the anger and stress was shown on the gloomy faces of the Syria regime’s loyalist. He also noticed that they had become much easier to loss their temper and had more signs of uncertainty because they felt that the end of the Syrian regime and the Alawites has become closer.
Russia's withdrawal from Syria has sent a strong message to al-Assad, after they had dramatically turned the tide of war in al-Assad's favor with five months of intense bombardment of regime’s opponents, but President Vladimir Putin wanted to pressurize al-Assad to seriously engage in talks that have begun in Geneva.
Russia had sent its air force to Syria in September 2015 to support the Syrian regime against internal opponents and jihadist militants.
Although its declared goal was to fight Islamic State militants and other terrorists, much of the Russian campaign has targeted mainstream rebels and helped eject them from core areas considered strategic for the regime like Idlib and some areas of Aleppo.
Militarily, the implications of Russia's drawdown are unlikely to hurt al-Assad as long as Iranian-organized Shiite militias are still fighting on his behalf. Russia, which is keeping its naval base in Tartous and air base in Latakia, may also redeploy at any time if needed.
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