This week, Russia again used its veto to protect Syria from UN Security Council chemical weapons sanctions. While Russia’s involvement in Aleppo has emboldened Bashar al-Assad, Putin’s agreement with Turkey over a border buffer zone calls into question the viability of the Syrian regime.
Last December the men, women and children of the Syrian resistance in Aleppo trudged out of the ashes of a crushing defeat to the Bashar al-Assad regime. For many of us, observers and activists alike, it was a sad chapter in the continuing saga of the Syrian conflict. So many images, so many families destroyed by what?
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The Illusion of Military Victory in Syria
