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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Damascus says it has faced worse times, key areas secure
2015-06-13
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The Syrian government says it has come through worse phases in the four-year-old conflict than the latest advances by bully boyz across the country and is confident its army can hit back with the help of its allies.
Ummm... When?
Western officials believe losses in recent months by Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Supressor of the Damascenes...
's government could signal a shift in momentum after a long period of stalemate in the four-year-old conflict.

Assad's government has lost ground in recent months both to Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
fighters that are being targeted by U.S.-led air strikes and to other bully boys, some of which are supported by Arab allies of the West.
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