Housen Akoush is a Syrian journalist. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/housen-akoush/rss en Civil Society Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:56:01 +0000 Nawar Oliver, Housen Akoush https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/06/23/analysis-the-battlefield-in-syrias-southernmost-city-daraa https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/06/23/analysis-the-battlefield-in-syrias-southernmost-city-daraa In recent weeks Daraa has witnessed the most intense clashes and aerial bombardments it has seen for years. Despite the plan for “de-escalation zones,” civilians in the city are likely to be caught in the newest battlefield for foreign power proxies and the warring Syrian sides.