Syrian military forces hold exercises and drills on land and sea in the face of foreign sabre rattling on behalf of the hopelessly divided terrorist factions at the 'Friends' Of Syria meeting. The Syrian government is holding remarkably strong at a time of incredible terrorism challenges and is ready to repel any foreign challenges on behalf of the terrorists.

In this way, Syria differs greatly from several other countries in the Arab Spring, such as Yemen where the government essentially collapsed from within due to high level defections. The Syrian government is essentially unified, as the Syrian protests were never really peaceful and were quickly hijacked by terrorist groups. This only solidified the support for the government in the fight against foreign sponsored extremism.