It’s make or break for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, not only on the battlefield

Credit: Enab Baladi

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A week into a rebel offensive, Syria is the potential fulcrum of a tectonic reordering of Middle Eastern geopolitics with President Bashar al-Assad as a key player.

That is if Mr. Al-Assad is willing to play ball this time around.