Iran Press/Iran News: While Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of Syrian insurgents HTS was praying in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Netanyahu went to the Golan Heights.
Bibi took the number one role in toppling Assad, saying he had succeeded in doing so by weakening Iran and Hezbollah, Bashar's main supporters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday claimed the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria as a direct outcome of Israel's actions in the region.
Simultaneously, the Israeli army expanded its presence in the occupied Golan, executing a precise operation that targeted all strategic equipment depots and warehouses of the Syrian army.
Turkey and its allies in the so-called Free Syrian Army and the National Army stormed the strategic city of Manbij and clashed with Kurdish defenders.
A fierce battle is currently underway in Manbij. Manbij is a city on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River and a symbol of the Kurds' failed attempt to connect their autonomous regions in northeastern and northwestern Syria.
The US launched extensive bombing campaigns against what they alleged were ISIS bases and ammunition depots in central Syria.
With Iran, Russia, Hezbollah, and the Popular Mobilization Forces temporarily removed from the Syrian crisis, the situation evolves with the current dynamics and objectives.
Israel, over the past decade, has recognized Syria's strategic advantages and is unwilling to relinquish it easily.
What Tel Aviv wants for Damascus is the doctrine of limited sovereignty. This means that the Levant - Syria and Lebanon - will become its backyard and it will have control over part of their land and all of their skies.
Turkey aims to eliminate quasi-state structures while also expanding its political and economic influence and establishing a protectorate regime.
The US has also announced that it has no intention of withdrawing for the time being and is worried about the resurgence of ISIS.
On a smaller scale, the situation becomes more complex. The Kurds, now a credible international force, are fiercely defending their achievements.
Jolani faces the challenging task of fostering cohesion among different groups while projecting a civil and national image from himself.
The short-term future of Syria largely hinges on the dynamics among these five major players.
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By: Hossein Amiri
