Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad faces renewed challenges at all levels
BEHIND THE LINES: Bashar Assad is not about to fall, But economic deterioration, regime infighting, sanctions and unrest are combining to place his regime under renewed, severe pressure.
SUPPORTERS OF Syria’s President Bashar Assad carry his pictures and Syrian flags during a demonstration in the mainly Druze city of Sweida on Wednesday. Stormy demonstrations against Assad have also taken place there over the past week.(photo credit: SANA/REUTERS)ByJONATHAN SPYER
