Syria cease-fire deal unravels as Trump, Putin prepare to meet - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Laura Rozen

Laura Rozen

Jun 26, 2018

Smoke rises above opposition held areas of Daraa during airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on June 26, 2018. - Russian-backed regime forces have for weeks been preparing an offensive to retake Syria's south, a strategic zone that borders both Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. (Photo by Mohamad ABAZEED / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images) — Smoke rises above opposition-held areas of Daraa during airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on June 26, 2018. — GETTY/Mohamad Abazeed

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