Is it correct to speak about “the Assad Regime”. Who is really in controle of the regime-held areas?
When you look at the different militias who are operating on the side of the regime, were do the main fault-lines lie? Are their certain”types”? Which militias would you label as the most relevant?
To which exent these miltias are loyal to the regime? How does this system of loyalty works? What do they have to offer to each other?
How do you see the military capacities of these militias? Are they rather local, defensive forces, or do some of them have offensive capacities as well?
How is the relation between the militias and the regular SAA? How does this cohabitation work in practice? Do they use the same military infrastructure?
Why the SAA fails to get sufficient conscripts, while the militias have less problems ot recruit fighters. …show more content…
What is the role of the etnic/sectarian militias like those of the Christians and the Druze? Do they paly in the narrative or the regime as “protector of minorities”? Does the same goes for the Palestinian militias?
How does the economy of this militia-system works? Do they solely rely on a so-called war economy, like smuggling and taxations at check points?
Is the rise of these militias somehow rooted in the country that Syria was before the war? Is it a continuation of the system of patronage, criminal groups, business interests and etnic divisions that were there before?
This fragmentation into several loosly knit fractions around the figure of Assa, what consequences does it have for a possible solution of the conflict. Has the regime sufficiant control over the militias to stop the
When you look at the different militias who are operating on the side of the regime, were do the main fault-lines lie? Are their certain”types”? Which militias would you label as the most relevant?
To which exent these miltias are loyal to the regime? How does this system of loyalty works? What do they have to offer to each other?
How do you see the military capacities of these militias? Are they rather local, defensive forces, or do some of them have offensive capacities as well?
How is the relation between the militias and the regular SAA? How does this cohabitation work in practice? Do they use the same military infrastructure?
Why the SAA fails to get sufficient conscripts, while the militias have less problems ot recruit fighters. …show more content…
What is the role of the etnic/sectarian militias like those of the Christians and the Druze? Do they paly in the narrative or the regime as “protector of minorities”? Does the same goes for the Palestinian militias?
How does the economy of this militia-system works? Do they solely rely on a so-called war economy, like smuggling and taxations at check points?
Is the rise of these militias somehow rooted in the country that Syria was before the war? Is it a continuation of the system of patronage, criminal groups, business interests and etnic divisions that were there before?
This fragmentation into several loosly knit fractions around the figure of Assa, what consequences does it have for a possible solution of the conflict. Has the regime sufficiant control over the militias to stop the