Settlement/Reconciliation definition
Settlement/Reconciliation term means access to a certain type of agreement with Syrian government forces, which includes different forms of terms, such as lifting the siege, cessation of shelling by the regular army and the introduction of foodstuffs among others. In Syria, the “reconciliation” term varies from region to another, and differs from the term “truce”, or “cessation of hostilities” or “cease-fire”. Sometimes in the Syrian context, it refers to the neutralization of the area and its subordination to the central government in Damascus.