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		<title>The Regime Intends to Consolidate Gains With Local Elections</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Abazeid]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Far from providing a local mandate, elections instead will serve to support land seizures, rehabilitate the Baath Party and boost reconstruction funding. The Syrian regime will hold local council elections of 16 September the first time since the outbreak of hostilities in 2011. They form part of the regime&#39;s attempt to demonstrate stability, restore local [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ghouta’s Political and Military Importance Has Led to Tragedy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Abazeid]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The area has been particularly brutalized over the course of Syria’s conflict because of where it is and what it represents. The attacks on eastern Ghouta have been ruthless, and the human toll is rising. Médecins Sans Frontières in Syria reported that it received 770 dead and 4,050 wounded from eastern Ghouta region between 18 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Developments in Idlib Demonstrate the Importance of Local Support to Armed Groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Abazeid]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Despite changes to the factional map of Syria since 2011, armed groups deployed in their local communities have remained the basic unit and the most important factor in military developments in the conflict. The first Syrian groups that took up arms in the conflict, including officers who defected from the regime to form the Free [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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