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Mounting Pressure on the Syrian Army Assad Army
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The army's fate
hinges on several questions. First, can it win using the strategy it has
employed thus far, which focuses on wearing down the opposition? After a year
of combat, that seems unlikely. The armed opposition is in fact growing in
numbers, scope of action, sophistication, and intensity of operations.
Second, can the
army adapt by finding new ways to use its resources? Here too, its ability
seems limited. This is partially a function of the regime's approach to the
conflict as a whole, which rules out a meaningful counterinsurgency strategy --
no "hearts and mind" campaign would stand a chance of separating the
majority Sunni population from the FSA. Another reason lies in the nature of
the army itself. With effective command in the hands of loyalist generals and regime
thugs, there is not much prospect for serious analysis of the challenges and
implementation of realistic solutions. Operations and tactics appear stale and
unimaginative, and many actions are poorly executed. The army wins by mass and
firepower, not by adroitness.
When you are looking at the face of Free
Syrian Army and Assad Army, their farcical expression. completely different, FSA
proud they know that they are legitimate in eyes of the world and Syrian
people and Syria! FSA is the national army of the The Champions of Syria and Her People!
