What’s going on in Syria / Aleppo?
December 2, 2024
260,721
17,965
752
7.18%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Ryan McBeth Episodes Around December 2, 2024
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
1:00Now PlayingWhat’s going on in Syria / Aleppo?
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelIn a nutshell, anti-Assad forces have captured Aleppo and its surrounding airport. There may be three reasons why this happened:
1. Russia simply can’t spend the money, troops and equipment needed to prop-up Syria while it simultaneously deals with Ukraine.
2. The peace treaty between Israel and Hezbollah removed two major sources of pro-Syrian backing: Hezbollah and Iran. Hezbollah may have been attrited so much that it simply can’t fight in Syria anymore. Iran may be pulling back from Syria to focus on defending it’s own airspace.
3. Anti-Assad forces may be moving with the understanding that the inauguration of President Donald Trump could bring a new dynamic to the war. It is possible that the US may cut off the Kurdish forces from more aid, which was lampooned in this Twitter post:
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.