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They were late smh my head

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[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If they wanted to exploit a vacuum and avoid US airstrikes they would have waited a day or two and not struck right when they did. The only plausible reason for the strike was desperation to keep their allies around. This was a common and repeated tactic in Syria to allow US to get a foothold