MESOP : SYRIA 2014 – 2015 – A GENERAL OVERVIEW (CLICK FOR GRAPHICS & MAPS) Syria Year-end Predictions & Analysis by Joshua Landis (28 December 2014) 28 Dec 2014 – Syria Comment 28 December 2014 -Syria will become increasingly fragmented in 2015. The Somalia-izaton of the country is inevitable so long as the international community degrades all centers of power in Syria and the opposition fails to unite.Who owns what? The four strongest authorities in Syria are the Assad government, ISIS, Nusra, and the Kurds. They rule close to 95% of Syrian territory. The Assad government rules 45% of the land and perhaps 65% of the population, give or take. ISIS rules 35%, but controls less than 3 million people. Kurds may control about 8% or 9% of Syria and Nusra another 5%. This leaves the hundreds of additional militias controlling the remaining 5%, but in some areas “No F.S.A. faction can operate without Nusra’s approval.” Jihadis prevailed in 2014. Read all: mesop.de/?p=56270
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