I have no idea how many observers we can rely on there, but Trent Telenko says he's heard that the Turkish backed forces have been using drones heavily, presumably inspired by Ukrainian tactics. It would be interesting to know how that's working -- and maybe learn a few lessons ourselves.
Assuming Erdogen's proxies win, I wonder if he will turn his sights on "Greater Syria" (aka Lebanon) or the Kurds first. If Lebanon, he might find it convenient to try to wrest Hezbollah out of the Iranian orbit -- it would give him tremendous leverage in Lebanon, and street cred with his Islamist allies, given Hezbollah's fight against the "Little Satan."
The enemy of my enemy is my Best Friend for a Few turns.
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Good points. Here's another consideration for longer-term strategy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk%E2%80%93Baniyas_pipeline
If he could push his control that far south, he would probably have to figure out how to negotiate terms with the Kurds in eastern Syria and Western Iraq to make it work. There's a lot of power and money to be made if it can be fixed up, though.
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