Solution to Syrian crisis still remote after 2012 dramas (3)

The armed opposition has become more powerful on the ground after possessing various kinds of weapons gained either from the Syrian army's arms depots or through smuggling that has been rampant across the borders.

The Syrian government contends that its army fights armed terrorist groups funded with weapons and money by Western and regional countries in the context of a conspiracy that aims to destabilize the country.

The opposition, in return, accuses the authorities of persisting with a military and security solution and practicing excessive repression against the Syrian people.

Despite the continuing military confrontation, the government's process of reforms has not stopped, a step likely to aims to give the impression that it is determined to make a change.

The main reformist steps in 2012 include the referendum conducted in February on the new draft constitution that was approved by 90 percent of eligible voters in the country.

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