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March 15, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/14/israeli-defense-chief-yaalon-obama-nuke-deal-allow/?page=all#pagebreak

Israeli Defense Chief Sees Inevitable Syrian Collapse amid Russian Exit

(Washington Times) Guy Taylor - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Monday that the collapse of Syria as a functioning country is inevitable, as Russian forces begin pulling out of Syria. He said the U.S. and other powers are engaged in "wishful thinking" by pursuing a strategy in which Syria remains a nation as it was before the outbreak of war in 2011. He said the only way forward is "to have a kind of federation" that includes an autonomous Kurdish "sector," even if such is opposed by Turkey. Other sectors might include an "Alawistan" led by Assad and a "Druzistan" for the nation's Druze population.

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