Why did Assad win the war in Syria?

With support from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, the Assad regime has managed to consolidate power in most parts of Syria previously held by ISIS. Apart from Friday's joint missile strikes, the U.S. read more

For the first two reasons, during much of Assad’s time in the war prior to Russian intervention, he managed to hold out in his Western regions where his support base is and with Russian military aid he held off much of the rebel forces and kind of forced it into a war of attrition. read more

While militias, Iranian volunteers, Hezbollah and PMCs fight in lieu of the Syrian army, Bashar Assad’s soldier busy themselves with collecting bribes at checkpoints. This view becomes more and more widespread among military experts aware of the actual situation in Syria. read more