Photo: A handout photo shows the Syrian army staging exercises in an undisclosed location. (Reuters/SANA/Handout)
As Conflict Continues, Assad’s Arms Under Strain -- New York Times
With diplomatic efforts dead and the future of Syria playing out on the battlefield, many of the Syrian government’s most powerful weapons, including helicopter gunships, fighter jets and tanks, are looking less potent and in some cases like a liability for the military of President Bashar al-Assad.
Rebels have turned part of Mr. Assad’s formidable arsenal on his own troops. Anti-Assad fighters on Wednesday shelled a military airport in the contested city of Aleppo with captured weapons. On Tuesday, rebels used commandeered Syrian Army tanks in a skirmish with Mr. Assad’s troops.
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My Comment: Syrian army deserters have the knowledge and ability to wage war against the Syrian regime with their own weapons. But what will ultimately defeat the Syrian military will be the growing surge of defections within it's ranks .... a trend that will only increase as the civil war continues.