Friday, July 27, 2012

This Is Why The Syrian Regime Will Finally Fall



Syrian Army Supply Crisis Has Regime On Brink Of Collapse, Say Defectors -- The Guardian

General who swapped sides says regime can last 'two months at most' as troop morale sinks and petrol trucks are ambushed.


Bashar al-Assad's military machine is on the brink of logistical meltdown and collapse, because it lacks petrol and food, and is having problems resupplying its soldiers, according to a Syrian general who has defected to the opposition.

Much has been made of the Syrian military's supposed superiority over the opposition, but General Mohammad Al-Zobi told the Guardian: "The benzine is nearly finished. They are running out of rockets. There is scarcely any bread or water for the soldiers."

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My Comment: The rebels are fighting a war of attrition against Assad's forces .... knowing that the regime cannot maintain the intensity of its military operations over time. But if these reports are true .... the end may be nearer for the regime than what many of us have been predicting for the past few months.

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