Eight years since Syria began its descent into war, many of President Bashar al-...
BEIRUT - Eight years since Syria began its descent into war, many of President Bashar al-Assad’s enemies have been defeated and the bulk of the country is back under his control. But he isn’t celebrating.
The comments reflect an uncomfortable winter in Damascus, the eighth since the conflict began after protests on March 15, 2011. It is nearly a year since any mortar bomb hit the city but Syrians in government-held areas have been complaining of severe fuel shortages blamed by Damascus on Western sanctions.
Assad took back large areas in 2018 including eastern Ghouta near Damascus in Russian-backed advances. On its current course, he sees Syria becoming more like the crisis-hit African country of Sudan where the state exercises limited control and autonomous regions are beyond its grip. “Mostly we succeed, but sometimes we stumble because there are new methods by the hostile states,” he said.
U.S. sanctions are set to be tightened further with the passage of new legislation called the Caesar Act.
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