Syria: Russia’s Dangerous Crossroads | New Eastern Outlook
Despite all the media coverage of the ongoing Russia's operation in
Syria, the situation has not radically changed in favor of Bashar
al-Assad yet. To some extent, you can even say that the Russian military
operation in Syria has started chocking. The present contingent that
has been deployed to Syria is clearly not strong enough to cast a
decisive blow against the infrastructure of the armed opposition. In
recent weeks, Damascus has been able to achieve only limited success in
the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo. However, the overall
strategic situation is truly puzzling, since the Syrian army is
suffering from the lack of human resources.
