In another new report, the Syrian civil society NGO Madani teamed up with researchers from the London School of Economics to argue that local initiatives can save lives, though they must be integrated with “top-down” diplomatic efforts. “After three and a half painful years, Syrians are yearning for peace,” said Rim Turkmani, the lead author of the report. It looked at 35 ceasefires, studying factors including the release of detainees and the provision of services. In Barzeh, near Damascus, the terms of the truce were reneged on. Media reports described how government forces were able to redeploy and regain access to a nearby pro-Assad neighbourhood housing military families who had been cut off by the fighting. theguardian/world/2014/nov/12/syria-peace-plan-freeze-frontlines
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:41:02 +0000
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