Sentence examples for seems assad from inspiring English sources
It seems Assad and the Iranians aim to retrench in an area stretching from the coast through Homs along the Lebanese border to Damascus – their version of what the French occupiers called "la Syrie utile".
Speaking to the BBC, he said: "It's wrong because although undoubtedly, by any moral standards at all, using chemical weapons against your own people … is what, on the balance of probabilities, it now seems Assad has done, this does not constitute an open invitation for the international community to impose themselves on the internal affairs of another country.
I don't think there are any significant political forces in Hezbollah that want war, but I think they are now facing dilemmas regarding the kind of risk they can take and specifically with respect to any role they might play in supporting Assad retaking the southwest [of Syria], which it seems Assad is unable to retake with his own army alone.
"It seems the Assad regime has something to hide," he said.
There has been no sign yet that Damascus will allow such a move, prompting Mr Hague to suggest that "it seems the Assad regime has something to hide".
Putin's support for Assad seems entrenched: "I believe that President Assad's army and he himself are our natural allies in fighting terrorism," he said.
The politics seem simpler – Assad v the Free Syria army.
Political chaos and continuing violence after Assad seems almost guaranteed.
But my feelings are evolving as Assad seems to solidify his position.
Russia's hope of corralling unwilling opposition factions while shielding Mr Assad seems unrealistic.
But the overall chain of command seems remarkably robust.Mr Assad has one military trump card left.
