01-21-2017, 08:37 PM
I think they did come together pretty well, and have put up a brave fight. The proxy war was the problem; Assad had more long-standing and willing allies who actually intervened (Russia, Iran and its proxy terrorist groups); the freedom-fighters only had token material and financial support from the USA and some similar support from Turkey, the Gulf States and Europe, and allies in the fight from Al Nusra.