Thierry Meyssan: The Battle of Damascus has Begun

Western and Gulf powers have launched the largest secret war operation since the Contra war in Nicaragua. The Battle of Damascus is not intended to topple President Bashar al-Assad, but to fracture the Syrian Army to better ensure the domination of Israel and the US over the Middle East. While the city is bracing for a new assault by foreign mercenaries, Thierry Meyssan takes stock of the situation. Coming from abroad, the "Contras" started their invasion of Syria by taking border posts. Over the past five days Washington and Paris have launched an attack operation dubbed "Damascus Volcano and Syrian Earthquake." It is not a new campaign of aerial bombardment, but a secret military operation, similar to the one used in Central America during the Reagan era. Within a few days, 40 to 60,000 Contras, mostly Libyans, entered the country, most often via the Jordanian border. The majority of them are attached to the "Syrian" Free Army, a secret operations front for NATO under Turkish command. Some are affiliated with groups of fanatics, including Al-Qaeda, under Qatars command, or factions of the Saudi Royal Family, the Sudairi. Along the way, they took some border posts, and then moved to the capital, where they have sown confusion by attacking random targets: Police groups or isolated military. Wednesday morning, an explosion destroyed National Security headquarters where some members of the National Security Council were meeting. It cost the lives of General Daoud Rajha, Defence Minister, of General Assef Shawkat, Deputy Minister, and of General Hassan Turkmani, Assistant Vice President of the Republic. The mode of attack remains uncertain: It could have been either a suicide bomber or a stealth drone.