Assad regime collapse inevitable?

Saying it’s “only a question of time,” NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen is predicting that the Assad regime is “approaching collapse,” according to CNN. Opposition groups in Syria earlier said it had captured a military base near the capital, Damascus. Rasmussen’s remarks come days after President Barack Obama extended US recognition to Syria’s rebel coalition. The regime has not shown signs of backing down, however, as US officials accused it of firing ballistic missiles at rebel camps. On December 13, at least 24 civilians, including a large number of children, were killed in two separate car bombings southwest of Damascus.

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