International Crisis Group

With Regime Troops Waning and Jihadis Rising, Only Regional Powers Can Solve Syria’s War | Katarina Montgomery

“The bottom line is that neither side is really capable of a full military victory in this war unless the other sides’ backers capitulate and cut support to their Syrian allies, which is highly unlikely.”

On its current trajectory, with no military or diplomatic breakthrough on the horizon, the Syrian war will likely worsen while metastasizing into a regional conflict, according to a new report from the International Crisis Group.

None of the warring factions are capable of an all-out military victory in a war that is rapidly fueling the growth of violent extremism in the region. Analysts say that both the regime and the various armed opposition groups are too invested in their current courses to break the status quo and make the concessions necessary to achieve a political resolution.

FULL ARTICLE (via Syria Deeply)

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