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NATO DATA: ASSAD WINNING THE WAR FOR SYRIANS' HEARTS AND MINDS
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
A man waves the Syrian flag bearing the image of President Bashar
Assad. /Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images
Special to WorldTribune.com
LONDON - After two years of civil war, support for the regime of
Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased.
NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support
for Assad. The data, compiled by Western-sponsored activists and
organizations, showed that a majority of Syrians were alarmed by the
Al Qaida takeover of the Sunni revolt and preferred to return to Assad,
Middle East Newsline reported.
"The people are sick of the war and hate the jihadists more than
Assad," a Western source familiar with the data said. "Assad is
winning the war mostly because the people are cooperating with him
against the rebels."
The data, relayed to NATO over the last month, asserted that 70 percent
of Syrians support the Assad regime. Another 20 percent were deemed
neutral and the remaining 10 percent expressed support for the rebels.
The sources said no formal polling was taken in Syria, racked
by two years of civil war in which 90,000 people were reported
killed. They said the data came from a range of activists and
independent organizations that were working in Syria, particularly
in relief efforts.
The data was relayed to NATO as the Western alliance has been divided
over whether to intervene in Syria. Britain and France were said to
have been preparing to send weapons to the rebels while the United
States was focusing on protecting Syria's southern neighbor Jordan.
A report to NATO said Syrians have undergone a change of heart over
the last six months. The change was seen most in the majority Sunni
community, which was long thought to have supported the revolt.
"The Sunnis have no love for Assad, but the great majority of the
community is withdrawing from the revolt," the source said. "What
is left is the foreign fighters who are sponsored by Qatar and Saudi
Arabia. They are seen by the Sunnis as far worse than Assad."
http://www.armenianlife.com/2013/09/04/nato-data-assad-winning-the-war-for-s
yrians%E2%80%99-hearts-and-minds/
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
A man waves the Syrian flag bearing the image of President Bashar
Assad. /Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images
Special to WorldTribune.com
LONDON - After two years of civil war, support for the regime of
Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased.
NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support
for Assad. The data, compiled by Western-sponsored activists and
organizations, showed that a majority of Syrians were alarmed by the
Al Qaida takeover of the Sunni revolt and preferred to return to Assad,
Middle East Newsline reported.
"The people are sick of the war and hate the jihadists more than
Assad," a Western source familiar with the data said. "Assad is
winning the war mostly because the people are cooperating with him
against the rebels."
The data, relayed to NATO over the last month, asserted that 70 percent
of Syrians support the Assad regime. Another 20 percent were deemed
neutral and the remaining 10 percent expressed support for the rebels.
The sources said no formal polling was taken in Syria, racked
by two years of civil war in which 90,000 people were reported
killed. They said the data came from a range of activists and
independent organizations that were working in Syria, particularly
in relief efforts.
The data was relayed to NATO as the Western alliance has been divided
over whether to intervene in Syria. Britain and France were said to
have been preparing to send weapons to the rebels while the United
States was focusing on protecting Syria's southern neighbor Jordan.
A report to NATO said Syrians have undergone a change of heart over
the last six months. The change was seen most in the majority Sunni
community, which was long thought to have supported the revolt.
"The Sunnis have no love for Assad, but the great majority of the
community is withdrawing from the revolt," the source said. "What
is left is the foreign fighters who are sponsored by Qatar and Saudi
Arabia. They are seen by the Sunnis as far worse than Assad."
http://www.armenianlife.com/2013/09/04/nato-data-assad-winning-the-war-for-s
yrians%E2%80%99-hearts-and-minds/