All of the following is true of the Assad regime in Syria EXCEPT

a. it was crippled by the "Arab Spring."
b. Assad relies on the support of his Alawite coreligionists.
c. it receives support from Russia.
d. its attack on Sunnis in Damascus prompted threats of a punitive strike from the United States.
e. it is strengthened by Shi'ite volunteers from Iraq and Hezbollah.


a

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