The four-day Eid al-Adha ceasefire period isn’t quite finished yet, but the ceasefire is well and truly over, with clashes reported in several cities and the Syrian military resuming air strikes, with reports of nearly 100 killed nationwide as both sides pick up where they left off.
The ceasefire didn’t last very long at all, the first two of the four days saw relative calm (with bombings mixed in) and now the situation seems to be right back where it was before it was announced, with regime and rebels looking for new offensives.
Neither side seemed to think the ceasefire would lead to anything more permanent, and even with the international community pushing the matter it wasn’t even able to survive a long weekend. Where this leaves Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is unclear.
Its no secret where this leaves the rest of the international community, however, as Western nations will resume the push for UN military intervention while Russia and China will continue to push against it. That much, ceasefire or not, won’t change.
The "rebels" obviously have no "game plan" other than to incite direct military "intervention" from the outside… Unless they are retarded (which they could very well be), I would assume these fools know by now they can't "win"–if "winning" is defined as toppling the Assad regime…or, at the very least, to kill Assad.
If the goal is to kill Assad, why isn't there a serious coordinated effort to go after Assad and the bulk of the "regime" (as it is typically implicitly defined) directly in Damascus where Assad and the bulk of the "Regime" is actually located? Car bombs aren't going to do it..and are just turning more and more of the population against them (any of the 'population' that isn't already 'against' them (the "rebels") now, that is–which I would guess is the majority of the "Syrian people" anyway).
Unlike a foreign "occupation", the Assad "Regime" can't/won't just pack up and return 'home'–because they are "home"…
Obviously the "rebels" had no incentive to "ceasefire" (if their aim was outside military "intervention"–especially if they have been given some sort of assurances) and were the likely instigators and culprits of "breaking" it…after they sent the several 'terrorist' car-bombs as reported of course…
If anyone seriously thinks these "rebels" can "win" on their own, tell me: what exactly is the "game plan"/"strategy" of the "Rebels" here?