Armenian government`s approaches lead to demoralization of army -  opposition MP

ArmInfo.  It does not matter  what kind of weapons a country's army has if the morale of the troops  is low. This was written on his Facebook page by Tigran Abrahamyan, a  member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the  opposition faction "I have the honor", commenting on the situation in  Syria.

According to the deputy, the events that took place in Syria will be  often analyzed, and their consequences will be felt for a long time.  "But it is worth looking at the issue from another point of view. The  Syrian army was quite numerous and, as events have shown, had weapons  and military equipment that provided minimal protection. Starting  with modern anti-aircraft systems such as "Pantsir", not to mention  the S-300 and ending with missile and artillery systems that are  still used in modern armies - "Uragan", "Grad", "D- 20", etc.  Although combat aviation had problems, it could be effectively used  in the conditions of advancing forces. On the other hand, there were  terrorist groups that, although they used weapons for various  purposes, were not invulnerable, and the main striking force were  pickups with large-caliber machine guns," Abramyan noted.

He stressed that the main reason for the fall of Assad's power was  the demoralization of society, which, first of all, manifested itself  in the ranks of the army. "I cannot say how and why the morale in  Syria was at such a deplorable level, but the fact is that the army  created over the years disintegrated in just a few days. I talk and  write a lot about this, because the approaches of the Armenian  government are also steps leading to demoralization, and this  manifested itself both at different stages of the 44-day war in  Artsakh and during the days of Azerbaijani aggression in 2021-22,"  the MP emphasized. 

Today, the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which it  noted that the retreat of the Syrian army and the speed of  developments were unexpected and "surprised", among others, Syrian  President Bashar al- Assad. He warned of the threat of civil war in  the country and the expansion of the conflict to the entire region.

On November 27, Syrian rebels launched an offensive, advancing in the  provinces of Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama. On November 29, they declared  control over the city of Aleppo. The Syrian army acknowledged its  retreat the following day. On the night of December 8,  anti-government forces occupied the capital of Syria, Damascus.  Against this backdrop, SAR President Bashar al-Assad resigned and  left the country, receiving asylum in Russia. Prime Minister Mohammed  Ghazi al-Jalali announced his readiness to peacefully transfer power.