Sunday, July 22, 2012

The Regime Of Bashar al-Assad's Syria Is In A Death Spiral

A member of the Free Syrian Army stands atop a tank in Azzaz, Aleppo province, July 19. Reuters

Bashar al-Assad's Syria Is Now In A Death Spiral -- Jamie Denselow, The Telegraph

The combination of increasing defections, battles in the capital city and the assassination of senior regime figures have seemingly put Assad's rule into a death spiral, says Jamie Denselow.

Damascus had been largely kept apart from the 16-month conflict in Syria that has claimed an estimated 18,000 lives, with an air of normality pervading the streets while Homs, Syria's third largest city, was reduced to rubble and towns across the country burned. Now, the oldest continually inhabited city on the planet is witnessing humanity at its worst: armed gangs marauding with knives, artillery strikes in built-up areas, and fears of chemical weapons being used.

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My Comment
: I would not say a death spiral .... but it is definitely having it's authority and military reach degraded with each passing day.

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