On the Fall of the City of Talkalakh to the Syrian Regime and Hezbollah
Syrian Future Movement…
The Syrian regime, its oppressive forces (Shabiha), and its regular army would not have been able to take control of the city of Talkalakh and other villages in Homs’ countryside without the intervention of Hezbollah’s Lebanese militias, which supported the regime’s military forces on one side, and the lack of unity among the Free Syrian Army factions, failing to act as one.
Syrian Future Movement…
Warns of severe violations occurring throughout the towns of Homs’ countryside, the most dangerous of which is the killing based on sectarian identity, supported by intense and heavy bombardment using all types of weapons, accompanied by an unprecedented displacement movement towards the Aleppo countryside.
Syrian Future Movement…
Hezbollah has benefited from its understanding of the Free Syrian Army’s tactics and maneuvers. Therefore, it is replicating the “scorched earth” scenario in the Homs countryside to gain ground, linking cities together—connecting Talkalakh to Al-Qusayr through Wadi Khaled—and thereby securing a geographic area that aids the regime’s army in establishing camps as a preliminary phase, linked to Hezbollah’s supply line in Lebanon. The city of Talkalakh is less than 10 kilometers from the Lebanese border, enabling the regime to advance toward recapturing Homs city once again.
