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A girl walks near a damaged house in northern Syria, Tuesday. The civil war in Syria is almost six years old.

Syria's new ceasefire will not mean peace

Syria’s “moderate” rebels have agreed on a national ceasefire with the government of Bashar al-Assad. It follows their crushing military defeat in Aleppo. But the ceasefire process is far from certain; and, anyway, peace in Syria is a long way off, since other conflicts continue.

Syria's new ceasefire will not mean peace
A girl carries a bowl filled with water, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus.

Water is scarce in Damascus, and so is faith in a new ceasefire

Water is scarce in Damascus, and so is faith in a new ceasefire
After a US-Russia brokered ceasefire, a boy carries a placard during a demonstration against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and calling for aid to reach Aleppo near Castello road in Aleppo, Syria, Sept. 14.

Here’s what Syrians themselves are saying about the US-Russian ceasefire

Here’s what Syrians themselves are saying about the US-Russian ceasefire
People look through a hole caused by a Saudi-led air strike

Is the latest Yemen 'ceasefire' for real? Or just another red herring?

Is the latest Yemen 'ceasefire' for real? Or just another red herring?