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... so now we have Assads regime, the rebels and the mujahideen, the kurds, Israel, Turkey and Lebanon as fighting parties, plus Iran, US, and very propably Russia arming the sides. Maybe some others too, I haven't followed that closely.

This is going great.

BTW, from what I've understood, the syrian rebels are still split into the mujahideen and what I would call the actual freedom fighters (the "National Coalition" or something?), and while the latter also has a large islamist element to it, the more radical islamists still clearly mostly flock to the mujahideens (which in itself is split into several groups).

So IF the war could be resolved militarily AND other involved countries made a clear commitment to support the non-mujahideen side of the rebels, they might be able to throw those radicals out. The fact that the "original rebels" has an islamist side to it might actually be helpful in this, because it would not be seculars vs. Islam, it would be radicals vs. non-radicals, and that is a winnable fight.

That's all theoretical though. That place is going to be a hellhole at this rate.

I think many are going to regret not getting directly involved in toppling Assads regime sooner, before the country was flooded with foreign "radical islamist" who have turned violence into a profession and a lifestyle and have little interest in bringing about peace and stability anywhere.

Of course for Assads regime this is partly a good thing. He propably hopes to come out as the lesser evil who will eventually be given foreign support and free reigns to fight the islamists.

EDIT: oh and of course the Hezbollah are in this, how could I forget those lovable rascals.