Opinion: After the Ceasefire, Joy Did Not Come
Walid al-Bunni for the Syrian Observer
January 9, 2017
Russia is not serious in its wish to impose a ceasefire, Walid al-Bunni argues
Russia is not serious in its wish to impose a ceasefire, Walid al-Bunni argues
Huge explosion in rebel-held Azaz, near the border with Turkey, on Saturday kills and injures over a hundred people
Syria looks to restore trade with its neighbors as hundreds attend first day of exhibition aimed at promoting products and exports for the Iraqi market
Opposition calls on international community to assume its responsibilities to protect after Syrian government forces purportedly violated the ceasefire by shelling the northeastern countryside of Daraa
Syrian president meets with French national assembly members and conservative lawmakers in the Syrian capital
Displaced Aleppans in Lattakia and Tartous are eager to return to their embattled city to prevent demographic change after the regime and Russia declared victory against rebel fighters there
Syria’s main political opposition has begun its inquiry into remarks made by one of its vice presidents following an interview with German DW in which she described battling “extremist” elements within the bloc
Lebanese militia stopped Russian engineers from entering the area outside the capital after negotiators reached an agreement with locals, sources claim
Interim government prime minister speaks to reporters alongside Coalition representatives about delivery of services and humanitarian aid to liberated areas during visit to the Qatari capital
The past 12 months has seen the killing of over 50 journalists by different parties to the conflict, but the activity of prominent institutions provides a glimmer of hope for journalism’s future in conflict-ridden Syria
Vice-president of Syria’s main political opposition in hot water for comments made during a recent television appearance
Syrian opposition leaders meet with Qatari foreign minister to discuss the political and military situation, including the Assad regime’s assault on villages in the Barada valley outside Damascus
Assad tells visiting MP that Iran and other states that support the Syrian people are partners in the achievements made against terrorists
Assad tells visiting delegation from the Armenian Church that Syrians are more steadfast and committed to their identity since the outbreak of war
Russia’s acknowledgment of the armed opposition is one of the requirements of profiting politically from the victory in Aleppo. This means that transforming the military victory into a political settlement requires recognizing the enemy before sitting with him and agreeing to a solution to the conflict.
Around 600 Syrians try every day to cross into Turkey as fears mount that the regime and its allies may be preparing an attack on Idleb
Opposition forces decide to freeze involvement in upcoming negotiations in Kazakhstan due to repeated ceasefire violations by the regime
Opposition says Assad regime and Iran must be stopped from obstructing truce agreement after 30 violations were recorded in as little as 12 hours
Group claims responsibility for New Year’s attack that killed 39 people in Turkey’s largest city, describing the gunman as “a hero soldier of the caliphate”
Citizens suffer from difficult living conditions and fear the spread of hunger as truce deals stall along with the tightening of control at regime checkpoints throughout the area
