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Evolution of the Syrian Military: Main Trends and Challenges

... of the central military command Alexey Khlebnikov: Major Challenges for the Military and Security Services in Syria Since the beginning of the war, the state and its armed forces have been heavily relying on the support of non-state pro-government armed groups which contribute to the erosion of the country’s central military command. Such situation did lead to further fragmentation of the Syrian Arab Army and the state losing its monopoly on using the force. As a matter of fact, from the very beginning, the Syrian state started to willingly dismantle its monopoly on using force when it realized that it cannot handle the rebellion on its ...

19.11.2018

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

... National Defence Forces, the Local Defence Forces, foreign (primarily Shiite) groups, and other units created by them in Syrian territory, made up of Syrian nationals. There are at least twice as many 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 own military formations. The Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party still has active squadrons, some of which are part of the 5th Corps....

13.03.2018

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