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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...