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March 23, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/a-rebel-push-on-damascus-shows-that-syrias-war-is-far-from-over/2017/03/21/0ed1199e-0e3f-11e7-aa57-2ca1b05c41b8_story.html

Rebel Push on Damascus Shows Syria's War Is Far from Over

(Washington Post) Liz Sly - An unexpected rebel push on Damascus has brought Syria's civil war to the heart of its capital for the first time in years, serving as a reminder that the conflict is far from over. Rebel forces have advanced to within a few miles of the historic Old City of Damascus as a Russian-sponsored cease-fire that took hold in December is now in shreds. Although the rebels lack the capacity to topple Assad, Assad's forces also lack the capacity to defeat the rebels, said Andrew J. Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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