Here, a delegation from Turkey can be seen entering into Syria at the Salama border crossing. For the first time, Turks recently met with the rebels now managing the border checkpoint. In the background, the rebels' flag as well as that of Turkey can be seen flying. Spiegel Online
'We Are The New Government'. Rebels Plant Seeds For Syria's Future -- Spiegel Online
Syrian rebels are brimming with self-confidence these days. Just 40 kilometers from the embattled city of Aleppo, they have already raised their flag. In their eyes, dictator Bashar Assad's Syria no longer exists, and they are already beginning to set up their own country.
Only 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the embattled city of Aleppo, dictator Bashar Assad's Syria no longer exists. The rebel flag flies over the border post at Salama, on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. Rebel chief Zakkaria Ahmad stands at the border in jeans and sandles and receives a delegation from Turkey that is venturing to the Syrian side of the border for the first time. The group includes Yusuf Odaba, the governor of the Kiliz province, and Asim Güzelbey, the mayor of nearby Gaziantep.
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My Comment: Syria's rebels are not the only ones getting ready .... but am I the only who wonders if this is counting your chickens before they are hatched?
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My prediction is that the Syrian government is going to self-collapse with all the defections before the rebels truly take hold. Rebels need to rely on momentum to keep them going, while the Syrian army needs to rely on moral and consistent supply and finances...
They already have dealth a blow to Syria by forcing Assad to abandon much of his region, which I don't think Assad is going to get back. So it's only a matter of time now...
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