All right, Alexander, let's do an update on what is going on in Syria.

Still a lot of fog of war.

It is difficult to get a clear understanding as to what is going on.

But I think we do have a better understanding as to the situation compared to what was happening

on Friday before the weekend started.

So how do you see things?

My view of it is that it appears that the situation has stabilized

or the advance of the jihadists has slowed down.

But what are your thoughts?

I think that's right.

I think that it's been contained? I think that's right. I think that I think that it's

been contained and I think that you're going to see reinforcements rushing towards Syria from every

country that backs the Syrian government. Iran is sending people. The Shia militias in Iraq are

pouring into Syria. We're going to see people from Hezbollah in Lebanon

turning up. There's reports that Wagner fighters have been sent from Russia. The Russian air forces

are reinforcing. They've now got a new general who's in charge. The bombing is going to

intensify. I'm going to make a guess.

I think that in a couple of months' time, we will be back roughly to where we were before

this episode happened.

In other words, it will be reversed.

A number of things.

People are talking about Iran and Russia being overextended and distracted at the moment.

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