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October 4, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/.premium-1.815678

The War in Syria Is Far from Over

(Ha'aretz) Anshel Pfeffer - Six and a half years since the rebellion against Bashar Assad's regime began, we've been hearing about the "last stages" of the battle against Islamic State and discussions of a postwar settlement in Syria. However, the war is far from over. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported this week that September was the bloodiest month this year, with 3,055 people killed - at least a third of them civilians, among them 207 children. There are still significant pockets of resistance, with most of the casualties caused by the fighting against ISIS in Raqqa and the Euphrates Valley. Idlib province in northwest Syria, where rebels remain largely in control, has seen ferocious Syrian and Russian airstrikes in recent weeks.

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