Regime forces have been ceding territory to rebel fighters and Islamic State to regroup in western strongholds The growing anarchy and stalemate in Syria has brought the country closer to de facto partition, as the overstretched and exhausted army of the president, Bashar al-Assad, retreats in the face of a war of attrition that has sapped its manpower. The regime's military has sought to retain a footprint in far-flung areas of the country, from Deir Ezzor in Syria's eastern desert to Aleppo in...
Regime forces have been ceding territory to rebel fighters and Islamic State to regroup in western strongholds The growing anarchy and stalemate in Syria has brought the country closer to de facto partition, as the overstretched and exhausted army of the president, Bashar al-Assad, retreats in the face of a war of attrition that has sapped its manpower. The regime's military has sought to retain a footprint in far-flung areas of the country, from Deir Ezzor in Syria's eastern desert to Aleppo in...
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