USA TODAY: …”The rebels are in bad shape – they can’t win this war,” said Joshua Lendis, director of the Center for Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma. “On the other hand, it is going to be hard for the regime to defeat them because the rebels get money and arms from the outside.”
With the fall of Homs, the Syrian government now controls about 50% of the territory and two of the country’s largest city hubs: the other being the capital of Damascus, says Lebanese military expert Wehbe Katisha, a former general.
“Assad has certainly managed to score points in the last few weeks, but it is still a bit premature to say that the Syrian rebellion is over,” says Katisha… (more)
