Assad’s Army and Intelligence Services: Feudalization or Structurization?

... managed to reduce “tension” in East Ghouta by carrying out distracting operations of its own in Daraa and Hama. However, the Syrian opposition became irreversibly fragmented after the process to form the de-escalation zones began, accompanied by the establishment ... ... fighters in the irregular army formations as in the Syrian Arab Army itself. Ruslan Mamedov: Non-Governmental and Irregular Armed Groups in the Syria/Iraq Conflict Zone The Syrian crisis has made it possible for political institutions to acquire their ...