Resilient Syrian regime can battle on for years
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- Regime counter-offensive
- Increased firepower
- Selective targets
- Damascus province
- Homs province
- Northern communication lines
- Reinforcements
- Sectarian army
- Foreign militias
- Northern losses
- Diplomatic advantage
- US-Russian talks
- Opposition divisions
- Jordanian caution
- Military game-changer
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_350.jpg "A torn picture of President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a government building in Raqqa province (Reuters/Hamid Khatib)")