The recent USA bombing of pro-Assad forces inward Syrian Arab Republic was caused yesteryear a straight threat to the wider USA strategy, which is on the brink of failure.
To anyone who has been paying attention, the US-strategy inward Syrian Arab Republic is obvious. It is to isolate too weaken the Assad regime until it collapses. In venture to plough over that destination it is vital to isolate Assad-controlled territory inward the populous West of the province from Iraq, a largely sympathetic Shiite-dominated state, too Iran.
In short, the primary USA destination inward the Syrian state of war is to interruption the Shiite corridor that stretches all the agency from Tehran to the Hezbollah bases inward Lebanon, too perish along it broken. This is essentially because it is perceived every bit a threat to Israel, a province that US-political donors are over-keen to protect.
For several years the USA has achieved its purpose through the ascent of ISIS inward the less populous East of Syria. This has effectively cutting off Assad Syrian Arab Republic from its allies. But immediately that ISIS has perish toxic, the USA is trying to uncovering suitable substitutes to perform this function. In the North it has been having success alongside the largely Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, but inward the South its endeavour to exercise a suitable option has been less successful.
In recent months the USA too its allies -- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan too the U.K. -- convey been backing Maghawir Al-Thawra, essentially an astroturf grouping bolstered yesteryear exceptional forces too mercenaries, but alongside few organic roots inward the conflict. Recently Maghawir Al-Thawra had around success against ISIS, who are overstretched.
But, inward recent days, Assad forces, bolstered yesteryear Iranians too Hezbollah allies, convey noticed the game beingness played yesteryear America too convey responded yesteryear pushing difficult into Maghawir Al-Thawra territory.
As the inward a higher house map shows, their aim is to drive downward to the Republic of Iraq edge too effectively reopen the Shiite Corridor in ane trial more. This is why the USA decided to bomb their advance.
One flush beingness presented inward the media is that the advance of Assad forces threatened USA too British personnel at An Tanf. That is purely a secondary consideration every bit these could easily survive removed inward time.
The Syrian deed is beingness made inward such strength, too Maghawir Al-Thawra is evidently too then weak, that the USA endeavour to halt the advance seems doomed to failure.
Also, Syrian Arab Republic is immediately deploying its ain air strength to protect the advance, making hereafter strikes on it a lot to a greater extent than dicey for the USA too its allies.
Once the Assad forces plough over the constituent of the Iraqi edge controlled yesteryear the Iraqi government, they volition convey effectively reopened the Shiite Corridor too defeated America's primary strategic destination of keeping them isolated yesteryear land.