[ditty_news_ticker id=”25027″]A shift in geopolitics opened the way to a deal that may end the war at the rebels’ expense
The latest peace effort in Syria’s nearly six-year civil war is beginning to follow a familiar script.
Activists say the ceasefire that went into effect nationwide last week is already “on the verge of collapse,” after a series of alleged regime strikes on rebel-held areas in the Barada valley and Damascus suburbs. Several rebel factions have responded by threatening to pull out of Russian-led peace talks in Kazakhstan slated for later this month. Meanwhile, the rebel Free Syrian Army is readying a violent response, activist Mazen al-Shami told Vocativ over Skype from his home in East Ghouta, just outside Damascus. – READ MORE
