The Syrian chief tactician's words felt like a knife slicing through the hearts of the Syrian top brass.

When they were the kings of the mountains—just like Hamed, they had hid deep in the barren woods where no satellite imaging could reach, burying their ammunition and supplies between crevices.

Due to their strategic advantage, the former government forces would always avoid reaching too deep.

Suddenly, now that they were in power, they were facing the same dilemmas.

No longer armed guerr