| ID | 115078 |
| Title Proper | Defying a dictator |
| Other Title Information | meet the free Syrian army |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Spyer, Jonathan |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The carnage in Syria continues and is intensifying as Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship pushes on in its countrywide effort to destroy the armed resistance against it. It appears increasingly likely that the struggle can only be settled by force. Either the dictator will crush the rebellion or the regime will fall. As a result, the rebel Free Syrian Army, as the armed element among the opposition, is playing an increasingly important role in the uprising. Yet who composes this group, and what does it stand for? How does it fit in the larger rebellion against Assad? And, perhaps most crucially, is it an appropriate recipient for Western aid in the near future? |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.1; May-Jun 2012: p.45-52 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.1; May-Jun 2012: p.45-52 |
| Key Words | Syria ; Free Syrian Army ; Bashar al-Assad ; Dictator ; Kurdish Guerrilla Force ; Bilal Khabir |