Global news Leila Ramsay AFRICA, AL - QAEDA, ASIA, ASSAD, BAHRAIN, BASHA, BASHAR, CNN, CONFLICT, HA, HAY ’, HEZBOLLAH, IRAN, ISIS, ISRAEL, JABHAT AL - NUSRA, JABHAT AL - NUSRA –, MIDDLE EAST, PAKISTAN, QAEDA, SYRIAN CIVIL WAR, SYRIAN CONFLICT, TUNISIA, U.S. SANCTIONS, US, WAR The Fragile Illusion of Assad’s Power in Syria Shattered by Recent Offensives