Syria Deeply: Pro-Assad Militias Close in on Rebel-held Aleppo
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Pro-Assad Militias Close in on Rebel-held Aleppo
Pro-government forces, backed by Russian air power, are very close to encircling opposition-held Aleppo. Syria’s Deeply’s correspondent in the city gives a firsthand account of how this “decisive” battle has unfolded over the past few days – and speaks with rebel military sources and activists.
Recommended Resources: Top Six Syria Reads
Syria expert Aron Lund picks six reads you probably haven’t come across before – on subjects including authoritarian counterinsurgency tactics, the key forces behind conflict before 2011, the divisions likely to make the Geneva peace talks fail and life as a gay soldier in Assad’s army.
U.S. Must Acknowledge Military Means Required to Protect Civilians
If the U.S. fails to acknowledge that military means are required to protect civilians and to achieve the desired political outcome in Syria, write Tyler Jess Thompson and Evan McCarthy Barrett, Assad will continue to undermine international law, whip up Sunni extremism and dominate the settlement.
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