The Slow Decline of Syria’s Southern Ceasefire
The unravelling of the southern ceasefire has several significant implications, both internationally and locally.
by Ellen Bevier
In June 2017, Daraa governorate in southern Syria witnessed some of the most intense shelling, aerial bombardment, and clashes of the six-year conflict. Daraa city had it worst of all. Al-Bunyan al-Marsous, a temporary coalition of several of the largest armed groups in the south, was attempting to gain control of the government-held half…
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