yes, saa is giving up without a fight. all they can do is try to negotiate and see what they can salvage. there might be a new alawite state along the coast. minorities there are most afraid of head chopping salafists, and russia wants to keep their naval base. iranian land link to hezbollah will be cut though, which was the whole point of this operation. it's not a coincidence this offensive started right when israel signed the ceasefire with hezbollah.
United States