In the nearly-a-month since I last wrote here about Syria, not a great deal has changed. The “cessation of hostilities” has been partial at best, with regime forces consolidating gains and maneuvering for advantage around Aleppo and to the west of it, preparing for if and when the next round of fighting begins. Rebel forces, notably groups like Jabhat al-Nusra that were excluded from the deal to begin with, not ignorant of what is going on at their projected expense, have taken to resisting this positioning. Each passing week registers more truce violations and more dead soldiers and civilians alike. …read more
Source: The American Interest
