PETER HARLING: "What we see now is a looming battle for the big cities -- for the capital in particular."

哈林：“我们现在看到的是一场迫在眉睫的大城市争夺战，特别是首都大马士革。

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“It is too fluid, too fast-moving, too complex, ” says Peter Harling, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group. “It is too difficult to come up with a paradigm.

“（这个时代）太具流动性、变化太快以及过于纷繁错杂，”国际危机组织的高级分析员Peter Harling提到，“很难再找到一个范例。

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Peter Harling, an Iraq specialist at the International Crisis Group in Damascus, countered that al-Qaida has shown a remarkable ability to replace its leaders.

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(Peter Harling said ) "So right now, there is a possibility indeed of a Shi'ite coalition, probably reaching out to the Kurds and to some Sunni elements as token representatives within the government."

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At a time when change is sweeping the region, much more reform is needed in Syria, says Peter Harling, project director for the International Crisis Group.

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