Search: Syria,Syrian Arab Army,5th Corps (3 materials)

Evolution of the Syrian Military: Main Trends and Challenges

Today Syrian armed forces lack discipline, centralization, technical and organizational modernization, prestige, and authority and could ... ... militia and armed groups operating in Latakia and was under direct command of the SAA. Later in 2016, Russia created and trained 5th Corps which unites different NDF groups and former Syrian army defectors who decided to realign. In 2015, Russian military ...

19.11.2018

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

... 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” ... ... acquire their own military formations. The Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party still has active squadrons, some of which are part of the 5th Corps. Eagles of the Whirlwind is the military wing of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. And the Syrian Resistance is a ...

13.03.2018

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