Syrian frontline troops stand at their base opposite Nusrah-held hills on the edge of Idlib province ( Nelofer Pazira )
Robert Fisk, The Independent: After warnings of mass murder and catastrophe in Idlib, I prowled the front lines for two days. I didn't find what I'd expected
The only massed forces I came across were vast herds of sheep and, close to Aleppo, a string of camels. War might be coming, but not yet
Every journalist would like to start a report with the words: “All quiet on the western front.” Or the eastern front. And I had actually scribbled “all quiet on the northern front” in my notebook, on my rural way to the far northern village of Kansabba on Syria’s front line opposite Idlib province, when an artillery piece in the forest banged off a shell over our heads. It took 25 seconds for the sound of the explosion – on the hills to the north-east – to echo softly back to us through the trees. Then a second round. And a third. A few Syrian soldiers on motorcycles purred along the road. Front lines are like this. Sunlight, lots of clouds, a winding country lane way, an explosion and then a herd of sheep drift out of a field at the bidding of a cowled shepherd.
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WNU Editor: This is why I like Robert Fisk. Instead of reporting from afar .... he just goes there to see for himself on what is happening. And while he did not see any major concentrations of Syrian/Russian/Hezbollah forces ready to storm the rebel enclave of Idlib .... my gut tells me that such an attack will occur in the coming month or two, and if not now, definitely by springtime.
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You might recall that Fisk was in Douma, a few days after it was liberated by Syrian troops, looking for signs of the alleged chemical gas attack that was the justification for yet another cruise missile strike by the US and its French and British allies. He discovered that there were none to be found because there was no gas attack. It was a hoax.
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