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On 6/22/17 5:15 PM, Chris Slee via Marxism wrote:
The regime wants to eventually regain control of the whole country. Having recaptured eastern Aleppo, it wants to expand its territory further. But the growing strength of the SDF makes it an obstacle. If the SDF succeeds in liberating Raqqa, it will become even stronger, and more of an obstacle to Assad's plans.
All this was predictable. The Kurds tend to make unprincipled combinations that bite them in the ass in the long run.
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