Contents
- Main Body
- Regime Opponents Say Situation Ever Worsening
- Pro-Regime Respondents Credit Army Gains with Improvements
- Regime Opponents Continue to Place Hopes in the Rebels
- Aleppo Residents Say Life Was Better A Year Ago
- In Tartous, Life is Mostly Normal
- Damascus Residents Note Some Improvements
- Hamah and Homs Respondents Feel Unsafe Amid Fighting
- Deir al-Zor and Al-Hasakah: Worsening Conditions Due to Extremists, Factionalism
- Raqqah Residents Fear ISIS Rule
- Both Sides Worry About Foreign Influence over the War
- Service Provision is a Function of Territorial Control
- Lack of Trust Prevents Dialogue
- Summary of Findings on Mood
- Many Support Local Ceasefires to Stop the Bloodshed
- Mistrust, Fear of Regime Victories, and Hostility to Talks Hamper Local Ceasefire Negotiations
- Some Want a National Ceasefire
- Strong Desire for Freer Movement and More Normal Life
- Views of Ending Local Sieges Mixed
- Views of Regime Control After Local Ceasefires Polarized
- Security Coordination between Sides Rejected
- Summary of Findings on Halting Hostilities at the Local Level
- Many Can Still Live With Neighbors
- Forgiveness Is Too Much to Ask for Some
- Traditional Dispute Resolution Mechanisms of Sulha and Musalaha Embraced
- Government Must Help With Compensation
- Local Committees for Fact Finding, Truth Revealing Well-Received
- Post-Conflict Trust Building Widely Supported
- Reintegration Programs for Former Fighters Favored
- Summary of Findings on Rebuilding Trust Post-Conflict
- Views of Assad Further Apart than Last Year
- Similar Polarization of Views on the Army
- FSA Held in Higher Esteem by Opposition
- Syrian Opposition Coalition Also Has a Boost in Stature among Opposition
- Interim Government Enjoys Positive Image but Weak Presence
- ISIS Rejected by All
- Views of Jabhat al-Nusrah Mixed But Negative Among Opposition
- Low Awareness, Conflicting Views on Jaish al-Mujahideen
- Islamic Front Poorly Known and Gets Mixed Reactions
- Views of PYD/YPG Mixed
- European Fighters Get Polarized Reactions
- Hezbollah and Iranian Fighters Welcomed by Regime Supporters
- Summary of Findings Regarding Views of Key Actors
- Greater Polarization and Bitterness Have Undermined Support for National Negotiations
- Opportunities for Progress Exist at the Local Level, If Locally Led
- Mistrust and Doubts as to Follow-Through Make Local Initiatives Tenuous
- Local Initiatives May Be Building Blocks for Broader “Bottom-Up” Processes
- Local Initiatives Should Promote Accountability, Rebuilding, and Democracy to Build Long-Term Peace
- Rejection of ISIS Provides Some Common Ground
- Syrians Want to Come Together Again After the Conflict, With Conditions
- Outsiders Can Support Syrians by Promoting Local Discourse and Initiatives