"Assad remains in charge of most of the population and most of the important territory, and I expect him to continue to rule most of Syria," said Aron Lund, a Syria expert with the Century Foundation think-tank."The war goes on, but in the larger strategic sense he has defeated those who sought to depose him," Lund told AFP.
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Assad may win war but will preside over a ruined Syria