BREAKING: Syrian rebels capture the crown jewel of the country as Russia now gets involved

Six Guys and a Tank

The civil war in Syria is escalating as this is being reported. Syrian President Bashar Assad's palace has been captured by the Islamist rebels and the Russian forces have begun to hit back. This internal conflict started very quickly and just as quickly has grown significantly just within the last few hours.

The rebels are comprised of different faction: the Turkish-backed HTS, [Hay'at Taharir al-Sham] that was operating in northwestern Syria, mostly in the Idlib Governorate; the al Qaida-linked jihadis, who are also supported by Turkey; then there are the Kurdish groups who are hitting back at the Islamists and also oppose Assad; and then there's the pro-democracy Syrians; and the ISIS militants who have combined forces with HTS. In other words, Syria is an enormous clusterfrack.

Assad spoke prior to the attacks saying that his regime will defeat "terrorists and supporters" which is the height of the lacking of self-awareness considering the number of Syrians this chinless POS had killed. 

Syrian and Russian fighter jets have launched joint air strikes on the rebels as they advance through the country after seizing Aleppo, its second-largest city, along with the Presidential Palace.

This is what the left tries to make January 6th appear to be, but this rebel attack is a real insurrection, not a fake news story.

HTS led the attack taking over most of Aleppo in a shock offensive on Saturday. They claim to have also entered the city of Hama.

Meanwhile Assad is in Russia prior to the attack and is now hoping to live longer as he remains there. Not surprisingly, his family has joined him there.

Military air strikes that hit the entrance of Aleppo University Hospital have killed 12 civilians and injured 23 others, the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, has said.

The Syrian army and Russians deny attacking civilians and say they have targeted insurgent hideouts, but both Assad and Putin have been known to fib.

A vehicle on fire in Idlib following a strike. Photo: Reuters

Kurdish women and young girls have been kidnapped by the rebels and nothing is being done to stop this. The Kurds are the only "good guys" in the bunch, although they are socialists but not aggressors.

The Iraqi and Iranian Shi'a militias are mobilizing from Iraq and are heading toward Syria to oppose the rebels. The rebels are aiming to take Damascus, but this will be incredibly difficult for them to accomplish.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said of this incident: "We are constantly monitoring what is happening in Syria. We are determined to both protect the vital interests of Israel and preserve the achievements of the war." He knows that the outcome of this conflict will affect everyone, in spite of his lack of love for Assad's regime. 

Israel is probably not currently worried about Syria's civil war right now, but he's keeping close watch on what happens next.

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