De Mistura's plan aims to stabilize the situation by shifting the policy focus away from a relentless military campaign – an approach that is benefiting only the Islamic State. The plan's emphasis on Aleppo – which is not only a commercial hub and Syria's largest city, but also represents a sort of microcosm of the country – distinguishes it from the shaky cease-fires that have been implemented in Homs and elsewhere in the country.
德米斯图拉的计划旨在通过将政策焦点从无情的军事行动上移开稳定局面——以军事为焦点只能令伊斯兰国受益。该计划强调阿勒颇——它不仅是商业枢纽、叙利亚最大城市，也是叙利亚的一个微缩景观——这使该计划与在霍姆斯（Homs）和叙利亚其他地区所实施的不可靠的停火协议不同。