Will Aleppo Topple al-Assad? The Tyrant
Of Damascus Carrying Out Massacres In Aleppo
31 July 2012By Tariq Alhomayed
The world is coolly – or shall we say apathetically –
watching the troops of the tyrant of Damascus
preparing to carry out massacres in Aleppo, and only
God Almighty knows what will happen! Al-Assad's forces
are preparing, with all its Russian weapons and
Iranian supplies, to storm the city and eliminate the
revolutionaries there: so will this be the critical
battle in the Syrian revolution?
What is certain is that the battle for Aleppo will be
significant, but it will not decide whether al-Assad
is victorious over the revolution or not, rather it
will serve as an indication of the speed of the
collapse of al-Assad regime, something that General
Robert Mood described as being a "matter of time".
Therefore victory for the Syrian revolutionaries, and
their ongoing presence and control of Aleppo, would
mean that al-Assad's days are truly numbered, and his
collapse will come at the hands of the Syrian
revolutionaries themselves. Their victory would break
the back of the tyrant's forces and send a message to
al-Assad's inner circle, namely that it is game over,
and they must settle their affairs. This is because it
would be impossible for al-Assad to continue following
defeat in Aleppo, which would represent the first
"safe zone" in Syria, whilst its proximity to the
Turkish border would facilitate the supply of weapons
and training, whilst also offering protection to
Syrian defectors. This means that it would truly be
possible to destroy the al-Assad regime's army, and as
soon as possible. Therefore, it is clear – at the time
of writing this article – that al-Assad will not heed
the international warnings regarding the consequences
of storming Aleppo, because he knows that this he is
facing the end.
As for the tyrant's forces storming Aleppo and
breaking the revolution, this would necessitate
horrific massacres being perpetrated in a city with a
population of around 2.5 million, comprising a mixture
of tribes and all of Syria's social fabric, including
the Kurds. This means that al-Assad would be the enemy
of Aleppo, and it would be very difficult to
subsequently control the chaos there. Al-Assad
sponsored massacres in Aleppo – and unfortunately this
is what is expected to happen – represents the
shortest path for al-Assad to make an appearance at
the International Criminal Court in The Hague on
charges of war crimes, rather than looking for an exit
in a ‘civilized manner, as quoted by the Russians.
Massacres taking place in Aleppo will embarrass
everybody, from those calling for a peaceful
transition in Syria to those who oppose the arming of
the opposition and foreign military intervention. This
would also expose Russia's hypocrisy, as well as the
blatant Iranian hypocrisy, not to mention that of
Hezbollah. Aleppo would be the comprehensive break
between yesterday and today, especially for those who
think that their talk about sectarianism is clever, as
well as those who are falsely warning against Islamic
extremism. Aleppo would be akin to a fatty meal of
sectarianism, extremism and terrorism, particularly as
these massacres would be taking place during the holy
month of Ramadan. This is something that would not be
soon forgotten in the coming days, or indeed
throughout the history of the region, and Iran,
Hezbollah and Russia would be inexorably linked in
everybody's minds with the Aleppo massacres.
Therefore, Aleppo will break the back of the tyrant
al-Assad, whilst also removing the last fig leaf from
the spineless in Iran, Hezbollah and Moscow. This will
be akin to the coup de grace to the political regime
present today in Syria.
In conclusion, Aleppo is a dilemma for the tyrant al-Assad,
for victory there will taste like bitter defeat,
whilst defeat would represent the beginning of the end
of his criminal regime, and all its regional allies.
This is the power of Aleppo, and the power of the
Syrian people, towards this criminal al-Assad regime
and its conspiratorial and sectarian allies, in front
of a weak international community, in every sense of
the word.
Tariq Alhomayed is the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq
Al-Awsat, the youngest person to be appointed that
position. He holds a BA degree in Media studies from
King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, and has also
completed his Introductory courses towards a Master's
degree from George Washington University in Washington
D.C. He is based in London.
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