Growing chaos in the liberated areas of northern
Syria is convincing some members of the Syrian opposition that the country will
become a “failed state” unless an orderly political transition begins soon to
replace President Bashar al-Assad.
This stark analysis is contained in an intelligence report provided to the
State Department last week by Syrian sources working with the Free Syrian Army
(FSA). Describing the situation in the area from Aleppo to the Turkish border,
where Assad’s army has largely disappeared, the report draws a picture of
disorganized fighters, greedy arms peddlers and profiteering warlords.
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