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View: https://twitter.com/thesyrianlions/status/1723409871066874183
According to a pro-NDF source (Assadists), they're now confirming what I've suspected: !S terror elements are now taking the upperhand and surrounding al-Sukhna. Note that local shepherds are the ones who're containing them, NOT the Assadists like some of you have thought.
So, what's the endgame for them? After (NDF/SAA) interrogated some captured fighters from the terror group, they've told them that the new leadership (emir Hashimi al-Hawm) over Central Syria wants to hold onto territory by al-Sukhna, cutting off Palmyra and taking it eventually. In other terms, a comeback that no other Westerner will ever see over media.
Their strategy is doable if the SAA keeps continuing their incompetence over the Badiyah. Of course, SAA is also affected due to the lack of presence from Wagner, which allowed the terror group to expand their control over the central parts of the country.
So, yes: !S!S are capable of doing it, judging from the several weaknesses of pro-government militias: Palmyra has less than 400 fighters within their garrison after the withdrawal of Russian forces (they're still operating through the T4 airbase).
Worrying development.