This recent development illustrates a further twist to the convoluted balance of arrangements of Russia's influence in the Middle East in relation to Syria, Iran, Turkey and Israel in the small province of Deraa, opening a limited crack in which local civilian protests have emerged but no 'revolution':
https://theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/a-second-revolution-syrians-take-to-streets-under-russias-watchful-eye
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While I remember, the Alliance of Middle Eastern and North African Socialists are running a webinar series that looks really good (if people have the attention span for watching lengthy online discussions): https://allianceofmesocialists.org/the-syrian-revolution-a-history-from-below-12-webinarsjune-20-august-5-2020/