Guest Post: On Aleppo and Syria's Future

A Perspective from Qalb Lawze, Idlib

As of the time of writing, the insurgency has not only taken control of Aleppo city but also now has control of the entirety of Idlib province and is pushing towards Hama city. Amid these rapid developments, it is important to give local perspectives on what is happening. The following guest post is by my friend ‘Odoacer’ who has contributed on more than one occasion to my site. He resides in the originally Druze village of Qalb Lawze in the Jabal al-Summaq area of north Idlib countryside. He discusses the insurgents’ capture of Aleppo city and also reflects on the future of the Syrian government and the possibility of building a new Syria.

The night of the fall of Aleppo or liberation of Aleppo as the rebels call it today