Epstein Secrets

ve, the regime could endure. Although they continue to function, neither appears intact any longer; their control of key areas such as Damascus and Aleppo is in doubt, and the reliability of their personnel, given defections, is no longer certain. We had thought that there was a reasonable chance of t

ussians withdraw support, Iran is now left extremely exposed. There had been a sense of inevitability in Iran's rise in the region, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula. The decline of al Assad's regime is a strategic blow to the Iranians in two ways. First, the wide-reaching sphere of influence they were creating

cess. The Palestinian Authority has since announced that it will cancel the tax increase. Syria: Fighting continues to focus on the northern city of Aleppo, though intense shelling of parts of the capital has also been reported, and reports documenting the brutality of both sides continue despite warnin

y, joint UN and Arab League envoy Brahimi held talks in Syria from September 13-16th. Yemen: A leader (reportedly second in command) of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Saeed al-Shihri, was killed along with six others apparently by a US drone missile attack in Yemen on September 10th. There was an assassination at

cess. The Palestinian Authority has since announced that it will cancel the tax increase. Syria: Fighting continues to focus on the northern city of Aleppo, though intense shelling of parts of the capital has also been reported, and reports documenting the brutality of both sides continue despite warni

ity, joint UN and Arab League envoy Brahimi held talks in Syria from September 13-1e. Yemen: A leader (reportedly second in command) of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Saeed al-Shihri, was killed along with six others apparently by a US drone missile attack in Yemen on September I O'h. There was an assassination