Assad can only rely on the support of a subset of the Syrian army
Assad can only be fully confident of the support of the Republican Guard (around 10,000 troops) and the 4th Armoured Division (around 7,000 troops).
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Syria: What next? »Syria: What next?
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Options »Options
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Military intervention »Military intervention
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Military intervention is not realistic »Military intervention is not realistic
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Syrian army is substantial »Syrian army is substantial
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Assad can only rely on the support of a subset of the Syrian army
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4th Armoured division can't cover both Homs and Idlib »4th Armoured division can't cover both Homs and Idlib
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Assad is rotating officers rapidly through units »Assad is rotating officers rapidly through units
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Majority of the Syrian army is Sunni »Majority of the Syrian army is Sunni
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Syrian security forces are severely stretched »Syrian security forces are severely stretched
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