Post by elizabeth on Mar 19, 2014 18:16:23 GMT
How Has Bashar al-Assad Held On For So Long?
Expert on Syria reveals Assad's brutal secrets to staying in power so long despite civil war in exclusive interview.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has defied the predictions of many by staying in power through a three year internecine civil war, grabbing back territory from opposition forces, and getting away with war crimes of systematic torture under the international community's nose.
In an exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva, Prof. Eyal Zisser, an expert on Syria and Lebanon and Dean of the Humanities Faculty at Tel Aviv University, argues that Syria is a unique case.
Zisser stressed that Assad has managed to stay in power so long precisely because he was not deposed immediately, noting the complexity of divisions among the Syrian population and staunch support of Assad among certain parts of the Syrian population despite the chaos, all of which prevented a timely ouster.
To continue reading this Arutz Sheva article click here
Expert on Syria reveals Assad's brutal secrets to staying in power so long despite civil war in exclusive interview.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has defied the predictions of many by staying in power through a three year internecine civil war, grabbing back territory from opposition forces, and getting away with war crimes of systematic torture under the international community's nose.
In an exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva, Prof. Eyal Zisser, an expert on Syria and Lebanon and Dean of the Humanities Faculty at Tel Aviv University, argues that Syria is a unique case.
Zisser stressed that Assad has managed to stay in power so long precisely because he was not deposed immediately, noting the complexity of divisions among the Syrian population and staunch support of Assad among certain parts of the Syrian population despite the chaos, all of which prevented a timely ouster.
To continue reading this Arutz Sheva article click here
