Kurdish forces recently succeeded, after months of heavy fighting, in expelling the Islamic State from the border town of Kobane. Moreover, the new UN envoy, Staffan de Mistura, has initiated a pragmatic and determined “Aleppo first" strategy, which aims to freeze military operations in the shattered city and facilitate the entry of aid.
但是，在这一悲剧的背景下，我们仍有理由保持谨慎乐观。库尔德武装在进行了几个月的苦斗后最近终于成功地将伊斯兰国势力清除出边境小镇科巴尼（Kobane）。此外，新的联合国特使斯特凡·德米斯图拉（Staffan de Mistura）发起了务实而有决心的“阿勒颇第一”战略，旨在冻结这一被摧毁城市的军事行动，方便援助的进入。这会成为叙利亚的转折点吗？