Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- “Cessation of Hostilities” agreement as part of a Russian- U.S. plan has been put in place last Saturday excluding areas controlled by the Islamic State and Nusra Front - an al Qaeda affiliate.
People in areas under the Islamic State’s control fear of being targeted by all forces under pretext of fighting ISIS, while the situation for the areas under the control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish Self-Management would stay the same, as they have not been under any air-raids any time.
Zaman Al Wasl tried to explore opinions of people in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor, as most of their areas are under the Islamic State’s control. It was found that people there feel worried about themselves and lives because they fear of being a target for all the ISIS opponents.
Most polled people in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor agreed that truce could not be beneficial for all Syrians, because it excluded their areas, which could make air forces of all conflicting powers, especially the Russian, target these two regions. All these fears pushed many families to run away and leave to Turkey and other regions, but they were prevented in many cases by barriers of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Islamic State.
Moreover, people in Raqqa fear of possible ground-attacks by the regime forces, PYD and Syrian Democratic Forces.
Despite all fears, many of people were contacted by activists found many advantages in the truce to the rebels and revolutionary forces, especially if they manage to unite their forces and views.
In Deir Ezzor, the poll found that people do not trust the international community or the Syrian regime, they even do not expect enough seriousness in obeying the agreement, reminding of regime’s previous breaches of truces with rebels, and the international community evasion of promises and punishment of Syrian regime for massacres and using chemical weapon.
People in Deir Ezzor afraid of intensifying air strikes by Russian air forces and the US-led alliance on the province because it is not part of the truce, and is considered the stronghold of the Islamic State.
Polled residents expressed their anger of the bad situation of the city after the Russian bombing started September 2015, as more than 300 people were killed and thousands wounded.
The situation in the Northestern region is still open to all choices after controlling Hasaka by the Syrian Democratic forces led by the PYD and supported by the US-led alliance, amid fears of people in Deir Ezzor of invading the city by them with stories about crimes and arresting in villages of the countryside of Hasaka.
The Russian air strikes in Syria started in the beginning of October, 2015, claiming to target the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa and Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front, but concerns were built up when the strikes attacked rebel groups opposed to Syrian regime, in an attempt to support their long-term ally Bashar al-Assad.
Last Saturday the cessation of hostilities agreement aimed at ending five years of bloodshed in Syria started unanimously endorsement by the Security Council.
The 15-member Council approved resolution 2268 (2016), endorsing the deal announced in the Joint Statement by the United States and the Russian Federation. The resolution demanded that all parties to the agreement live up to its terms, and urged all Member States to use their influence to ensure that parties to the conflict fulfill their commitments and create the conditions for a durable and lasting ceasefire.
As confirmed by the Joint Statement, the cessation of hostilities would not apply to terrorist organizations such as Nusra Front and ISIS.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- “Cessation of Hostilities” agreement as part of a Russian- U.S. plan has been put in place last Saturday excluding areas controlled by the Islamic State and Nusra Front - an al Qaeda affiliate.
People in areas under the Islamic State’s control fear of being targeted by all forces under pretext of fighting ISIS, while the situation for the areas under the control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish Self-Management would stay the same, as they have not been under any air-raids any time.
Zaman Al Wasl tried to explore opinions of people in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor, as most of their areas are under the Islamic State’s control. It was found that people there feel worried about themselves and lives because they fear of being a target for all the ISIS opponents.
Most polled people in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor agreed that truce could not be beneficial for all Syrians, because it excluded their areas, which could make air forces of all conflicting powers, especially the Russian, target these two regions. All these fears pushed many families to run away and leave to Turkey and other regions, but they were prevented in many cases by barriers of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Islamic State.
Moreover, people in Raqqa fear of possible ground-attacks by the regime forces, PYD and Syrian Democratic Forces.
Despite all fears, many of people were contacted by activists found many advantages in the truce to the rebels and revolutionary forces, especially if they manage to unite their forces and views.
In Deir Ezzor, the poll found that people do not trust the international community or the Syrian regime, they even do not expect enough seriousness in obeying the agreement, reminding of regime’s previous breaches of truces with rebels, and the international community evasion of promises and punishment of Syrian regime for massacres and using chemical weapon.
People in Deir Ezzor afraid of intensifying air strikes by Russian air forces and the US-led alliance on the province because it is not part of the truce, and is considered the stronghold of the Islamic State.
Polled residents expressed their anger of the bad situation of the city after the Russian bombing started September 2015, as more than 300 people were killed and thousands wounded.
The situation in the Northestern region is still open to all choices after controlling Hasaka by the Syrian Democratic forces led by the PYD and supported by the US-led alliance, amid fears of people in Deir Ezzor of invading the city by them with stories about crimes and arresting in villages of the countryside of Hasaka.
The Russian air strikes in Syria started in the beginning of October, 2015, claiming to target the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa and Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front, but concerns were built up when the strikes attacked rebel groups opposed to Syrian regime, in an attempt to support their long-term ally Bashar al-Assad.
Last Saturday the cessation of hostilities agreement aimed at ending five years of bloodshed in Syria started unanimously endorsement by the Security Council.
The 15-member Council approved resolution 2268 (2016), endorsing the deal announced in the Joint Statement by the United States and the Russian Federation. The resolution demanded that all parties to the agreement live up to its terms, and urged all Member States to use their influence to ensure that parties to the conflict fulfill their commitments and create the conditions for a durable and lasting ceasefire.
As confirmed by the Joint Statement, the cessation of hostilities would not apply to terrorist organizations such as Nusra Front and ISIS.
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