BRIEF: recent developments in south-west Syria

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In addition to the threat of ongoing Israeli activity in the south, chronic underfunding and economic crisis have continued to erode all levels of state services across south-west Syria, with budgetary strain pushing some municipalities—such as Al-Taybah in Daraa province—to suspend services altogether. The crisis has been especially pronounced within the education sector, where deteriorating employment and salary conditions triggered sustained unrest in recent weeks: more than 400 teachers demonstrated outside Daraa’s Education Directorate over conditions affecting upward of 5,000 educators, …