These 2 Sunni dominated countries are upping the ante in the Syrian war. Qatar is threatening to send ground troops into Syria in response to Russia’s backing of Syrian president Bashar Assad. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is threatening to join Qatar in this mad confrontation against the Russian-Iranian nexus. Now rhetoric is one thing, but this is the definition of madness.
Qatar is a tiny country with a population of 2 million(mostly foreigners since the real Qatari’s number around 280,000 only). Now how can such a small country dare threaten a nuclear armed state that is known for its military aggressiveness such as Russia? Does Qatar even have a military given its tiny population? Those Emirs in Qatar need to realize that Putin will be only too happy to send them back to the stone age with a few well placed inter-ballistic missiles. Doha will be turned into dust faster than those table-cloth wearing fools can run for their camels. Nor can the Saudis dare change the game from proxy war to direct confrontation. They will be minced and they know it. Basically these 2 countries better act smart since not even the US will come to their rescue when the shit hits the fan. Given how this situation is evolving, unless the mess in Syria is resolved in the next 2 years, it will spill into the neighbouring countries. Particularly Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
There are so many groups fighting in and around syria. USA is attacking ISIS, Russia is attacking rebels and ISIS while Turkey is attacking the Kurds on their side of the border
After Syria Turkey will be next and for that am certain…with elements like Tayyip in power it might come sooner…terrorism attacks in Turkey used to be little but now bombs keep on exploding frequently in Turkey plus Kurdish nationalism has increased abd its turning bloody…
Qatar na Saudi Arabia ni pang’ang’a tu wako nayo. Hawawezani na Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Hao watu ni mambo mbaya given that the country has been a paria state for a long time lakini ni ngumu usikie kumekuwa na invasion huko. Those countries waachane na Assad atawale, they want him to exit so that they can install a puppet sunni leader.
I beg to differ. I believe that if Qatar puts boots on the ground in Syria, it is signalling its full entry into the war and is accepting all the risks that come with overt war. If its troops move against Assad in support of the rebel terrorists, then it is officially a terror sponsoring state. After all it is no secret that Gulf countries have been supplying ISIS with financial and military aid. Russia has the right to use its military might to defend its national security against such state terrorism. And this would therefore make Qatar a legitimate military target for the Russians if they directly intervene in the conflict. I don’t expect ISIS can be controlled unless the states that are funding it (such as Qatar) are first put in their place.
For the past one year, been involved directly na hii story ya Syria…hii week in Turkey and parts of Syria
Supper somewhere in Damascus
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Famous Silk Road
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Bridge along the Silk road in Turkey
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4. Antakya city- The Antioch church…wall of the church built by Paul (Saul) visible on the right of the depression
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5. Streets of Antakya-side ya Turkey
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6. Border Point ya Syria and Turkey
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thanks man. tuma hiyo falafel mumeshindwa kumaliza ni kunywe nayo breakfast kesho…
on a more serious note you have excited my curiosity to know how the turkish empire collapsed, how islam dislodged the crusaders to become the dominant religion…
Qatar may be small but it’s airlift capacity when put to good use will be a serious enabler to whichever rebels they are supporting. Saudis have the third largest fleet of F-15’s after US and Japan and eurofighters as well; worthy adversaries of the Sukhoi 4th gen fighters. It’s airlift capacity, airborne early warning and aerial refueling capacity is better than most european air forces. Combine this with excellent training, good leadership and tactics and you have Russia vs afghanistan mujahideen all over again.
Their’s no way the axis of western evil will let either qatar or most important saudi get into the cross hairs of russia. South Korea vs north is a good example. That will be russia creeping into the evil ones spheres of influence and guess who’s the first line of defense?! CIA
War is always won by money and propaganda.
If there is a country that has military power in the east, its the saudi arabia. Nobody will get into a war with that one.
This Iraq/Syria situation is however degenerating.
I don’t think the Saudis are any good in war. Their recent attempt to intervene in Yemen against a rag tag militia left them with huge loses of personell and equipment.
I do not dispute that both Gulf countries have a lot of shiny new military toys that they acquired from their western masters. These Gulf countries have oil dollars to burn and so can afford fancy military equipment. But if there is anything that history teaches us, its that war is more than just about toys. This is the reason the US was never able to penetrate Somalia despite being the world super power. Its also why they failed in Vietnam, Afghanistan and now Iraq. Its al right to have a large fleet of jets and such, but what is the resolve of the Saudi army when it comes to ground fighting? As a lister has pointed out, the Saudi’s are already knee-deep in shit fighting the Houthis in Yemen. A war that they have quickly realized is going nowhere since the Houthis are fighting much fiercely then they expected. For them to be angling to get into the murky waters of Syria, given their inexperienced army and the low global oil prices, means they have to fight two wars in different countries while their main export product is selling at an all time low. That’s how you run an economy into the ground. And without money, the fat sheikhs in Riyadh will be unable to pay off their disenfranchised masses who do nothing but Tafheet all day long. Arab spring season five!