Battered but hardened, Syria army adapts to guerrilla war
The army has shrunk by nearly half since Syria's conflict erupted in 2011 but experts say the remaining military force is now both more flexible and capable./ It has transformed itself from a traditional military built on the former Soviet model into an effective counterinsurgency force. And with sustained military support from Russia and Iran, and the guerrilla warfare expertise of its ally, Lebanon's Hezbollah group, it has gradually regained ground. Aram Nerguizian, a military affairs expert from the Centre for Strategic and ...
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