Syrian Arab Republic: A girl, carrying jerrycans of water, walks past a pile of debris, on a street in Aleppo, capital of the north-western Aleppo Governorate. Photo: UNICEF/Romenzi
Assad Regime Is Winning By Inches -- Jeffrey White, Real Clear World
The fighting in Syria is frequently described as either a stalemate or a war of attrition -- there are few dramatic movements and no decisive actions, even though both sides repeatedly declare that they are winning and the other side is losing. And some have suggested that there is "no military solution."
But stalemates can be broken to one side's advantage, and wars of attrition can be won. Currently, hundreds of military actions are occurring every day across twelve of Syria's fourteen provinces, ranging from Scud missile and barrel bomb strikes to minor ground clashes involving small arms and handfuls of troops. Indeed, the Assad regime is working hard to ensure that its operations lead to a favorable military solution. And it is having some success, at least for now.
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My Comment: Three years of civil war .... I have trouble digesting the fact that this bloody conflict has been ongoing for this long. As to Assad's strategy of attrition .... I doubt that it will work. But for the moment the Assad regime is now believing their own news reports that they are winning .... and will probably continue this slaughter while ignoring every attempt at a political solution .... a solution and compromise that should have been done three years ago.
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