Learning Media Arabic - Listening Practice - 18
Subject: War & Peace
Estimated ILR Level: 2+
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Rough translation:
Welcome. After the Syrian Armed Opposition taking control of the 52nd Brigade in the regime Army in the Daraa region, the Opposition continues its advance toward the Al Thaala airport, the primary focal point between the two districts Daraa and As Suwayda, this development comes after the Islamic State’s advance in the past few days towards villages and towns in the northern countryside of the As Suwayda district, to say nothing of the Syrian Army’s withdrawal of military vehicles from the district what which provoked the residents about the purpose of the movement and its timing.
We pause with this news to discuss it on two levels (“in two axes”): What is the truth of the fear of the As Suwayda residents that the Syrian Regime’s retreat in their region will benefit the Islamic State? And how can the Syrian Opposition forces protect the Druze minority in the country and reassure them?
At the time that the Druze community welcomed the advance of the Syrian Armed Opposition on the fronts of Daraa and in the As Suwayda district and that includes the military airports and the 15th Division of the Regime Army, fears appear among the Druze who form the majority of residents of the district about the effort of the Regime to get revenge on the people by making the entrance of the Islamic State easier from the As Suwayda’s northern front, fears that (are elucidated by) the withdrawal of the Army, the Syrian Army, of their military vehicles from some northern villages, leaving the citizens to their fate.
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