the Syrian dictator relied entirely on the Russian Federation and Iran – UNIAN
According to him, it is now impossible to predict what the future awaits Syria.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad did not prepare for a possible confrontation with the rebels and relied too much on the Russian Federation and Iran, which were his allies.
This opinion was expressed to the BBC by military expert David Gendelman. “After the truce of 2020, when the rebels retreated to Idlib, Assad believed that he had grabbed God by the beard. There were no political reforms and economic improvement in the country. The army was not strengthened or prepared. He believed that since the Russian Federation and Iran were saved, it means Then everything will be fine, you don’t have to strain too much,” the expert expressed his opinion.
Gendelman added that in the meantime, his opponents, primarily Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, during four years in Idlib “became the de facto government and army… under Turkish…
