There is the smell of a kill in Syria, where expectations are high in some quarters that both President Bashar Al-Assad's regime and the Iran-Syrian-Hezbollah axis may soon break.
That outcome may be far from assured. Much hinges on the battle of Aleppo, which Assad’s forces could win. If this happens, the regime would have its second wind, even as it loses territory elsewhere in the country.The opposition would be set back. Assad will keep up the fight even if weakened and diminished, especially as long as he has the support of Tehran and Moscow. The bloodshed could go on for months, or longer.
