CIA: Syria’s Assad ‘sort of standing back’ while warring Sunni militia lose war

CIA: Syria’s Assad ‘sort of standing back’ while warring Sunni militia lose war

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that President Bashar Assad would maintain his regime in Syria. The intelligence community concluded that Assad was winning the war against Sunni rebels. Officials said Assad was exploiting rebel infighting to capture large areas of the country over the last year. “I believe that […]