Syria buffer zone is latest use of old tool

The demilitarized buffer zone in Syria’s Idlib region makes use of a centuries-old tool that international treaties and organizations now use.

By Arete News - September 18, 2018

Syrian independence flag unfurled above protesters in Idlib, Syria (AN/Freedom House)

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