if al qaeda, as is widely known, is the predominant jihadist organization in idlib, is still in control of that province -- which i am not under any, you know, indication that it's not -- it's very strange that baghdadi would go to that area of northwestern syria. again, the area that isis has thrived in has been jazeera, which is the eastern, mostly central and southeastern syria. this is the area that is the gateway, the border lands between syria and iraq. remember, isis -- it came into its own in iraq. it was known as al qaeda in iraq as richard pointed out. but when it was strategically defeated in the period of about 2010 to 2011, it repaired into syria. this is where it's basically set up shop. vis-a-vis, the desert lands, the areas that are difficult for any kind of government or regime to