Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry their weapons as they gather in the town of Safira November 1, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/George Ourfalian
Assessing The State Of The Syrian Army As ISIS Advances -- ABC News
The Syrian army said it had retaken the Shaar gas field near Palmyra – one of the country's largest – from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The battle and its heavy losses raised questions about the army's state of preparedness against the Sunni militant group; fueled by spoils from its June offensive in Iraq, ISIS has marched steadily across eastern Syria and into the country's Kurdish areas. Analysts have said it now intends to attack key regime assets in an effort to consolidate the amount of territory under its control.
We asked Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and Aram Nerguizian, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to weigh in on the state of the Syrian army and how it can respond to the challenge from ISIS.
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My Comment: This is an excellent summary on the current state of the Syrian military .... read it all.
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