Furthermore rebels/jihadists constantly attacked YPG.https://twitter.com/dr_partizan/status/703991525018083330?s=21 …
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The Rebels would have had the capacity to launch counter offensives on both unsecured flanks,and could have shelled it and even recut the regime breach
possibly, but it is speculative if the rebels would have succeeded vs SAA, considering how poorly they did even vs weak armed YPG (I mean before Turkeys invasion on Afrin). Even less sure this could have saved Aleppo. But YPG involvement definitely speeded up its fall
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YPG cutting the Azaz-Aleppo road led to its fall,after the fall of Aleppo,Rebellion fate then depended on ISIS held-Deir Ez Zor not falling,and then Rebels were fooled by de-escalation zones,and then all rebel areas fell,with Idlib soon to be the latest victim
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rebels were fooled and divided earlier than that. Not only by Russia. But also several times (without realising it) by Turkey, who is a false friend. What we need to understand is that Turkey, since early of 2016, is a ally of Russia. To Erdogan the rebels are disposable tokens
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when Russia / SAA reached Nubl / Zahraa & installed YPG in Tel Rifaat, things changed significantly for Turkey. Suddenly Russia potentially could supply lots of all kinds of weapons to an Afrin YPG linked to PKK. Since then Erdogan had to and actually is playing to Putins tune
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The Rebels would have recovered and Turkey would have stopped the March north
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I think we can agree that to get YPG into Tal Rifaat was a brilliant move by Russia (it was their textbook) naiv / stupid by YPG, and a disaster for FSA.
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