Barak estimates Assad's regime to fall within 6 months

Defense Minister Ehud Barak predicted on Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad will reach his "demise" within six months because he has lost his legitimacy during the crackdown on anti-government protests. "It's my personal judgment that Bashar Assad crossed the point of no return towards his demise," Barak said.

"(Assad) ended up using too much brutal force, too many graves have been dug and he lost practically all his legitimacy in the eyes of the Syrian people," Barak told the AP. "He probably will stay around for another quarter or two but that will not change his fate." (AP)