Twelve years into Syria’s devastating civil war, the conflict appears to have settled into a frozen state. Although 30 percent of the country is controlled by opposition forces, heavy fighting has largely ceased and there is a growing regional trending toward normalizing relations with the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The conflict erupted into one of the most complicated in the world, with international and regional powers, opposition groups, militias and extremist groups all playing a role. The Syrian population has been brutalized, with nearly a half a million killed, 12 million fleeing their homes to find safety elsewhere, and widespread poverty and hunger. Meanwhile, efforts to broker a settlement have gone nowhere, leaving the Assad regime firmly in power. Welcome to ‘SYRIAN STALEMATE: 12 Years Of War’

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