Today Syrian armed forces lack discipline, centralization, technical and organizational modernization, prestige, and authority and could hardly be called a real army
Army is considered to be one of the most important state institutions which in many ways ...
The formation of various paramilitary structures has undermined the stability of the regime
2017 marked a turning point in the Syrian conflict. With the full support of Russia and Iran, the Bashar al-Assad regime was able to neutralize the “domestic threat” completely. Throughout 2017, Damascus used the situation to carry out “outlying” operations, manipulating the ceasefire ...
Syria’s military and security forces play a key institutional role, which has kept the country from total collapse during the last six years of war
The role of the military and security services has been crucial to the stability of regimes in the ...
A large number of structures scattered and not fully controlled by Damascus lays a time bomb under Syria
RIAC Working Paper “Proposals on Building a Regional Security System in West Asia and North Africa”
The most serious problems of the regime during the initial stages of the war were manning the SAA, the absence of mobile forces and light ...