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And in Syria meanwhile:

Should the rebels- demoralized and fatigued by the pitiful infighting taking over East Ghouta between Qatar-backed Faylaq ar-Rahman and Saudi-backed Jaish al-Islam – agree to hand over Harasta to the Syrian Arab Army, the Damascus-Homs Highway will be completely secured again and re-opened for the first time in over three years.

It remains unknown whether the recent Saudi-Qatari diplomatic split has anything to do with the ongoing Ghouta crisis. However, it is important to note that Harasta is predominantly held by Ahrar al-Sham and represents the faction’s main Damascus stronghold. The rebel group is believed to have extensive ties to Qatar and its regional ally Turkey which have for long sponsored Muslim Brotherhood affiliated groups like Faylaq ar-Rahman inside the war torn country.

Ahrar al-Sham giving up control of Harasta in favor of the Syrian government is Jaish al-Islam’s biggest nightmare as it would entail setting the city of Douma (Jaish al-Islam’s largest stronghold in Syria) up for full virtual siege within Eastern Ghouta totally crippling the Saudi-aligned faction that is already struggling to keep its eastern fronts together against the non-stop barrage of government assaults near Nashabiya and Hawsh al-Dawahira amidst the brutal infighting taking place in the central Ghouta towns of Hawsh al-Ash’ari and Erbeen.

Battle-weary rebels vie for reconciliation near the Syrian capital