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Has President Assad Won?

24/02/2016 GMT

The Inquiry: Has President Assad Won?

BBC World Service - The Essential, The Inquiry: Has President Assad Won?

Analyst Hassan Hassan on President Assad’s support among the Syrian people.

Middle East analyst Hassan Hassan is from eastern Syria, where his home town is now run by so called Islamic State. Before President Assad received military backing from Russia, he was losing the support of even his most loyal followers. So what does his power base look like now?

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