On 2 January 2017 , rebel groups said that they would disengage from planned talks after alleged ceasefire violations by Ba'athist Government forces in the Wadi Barada valley near Damascus . At the end of January , Ba'athist government forces managed to capture Wadi Barada and the water supply of Damascus was restored . On 14 February , the ceasefire between Assad forces and rebels collapsed throughout the country , leading to fresh clashes in various locations and a fresh rebel offensive in Daraa . A new peace conference in Geneva was held on 23 February , the same day as Turkish forces captured Al-Bab from ISIL north-east of Aleppo . Syrian Ba'athist government forces started an offensive east of Aleppo to conquer Dayr Hafir from ISIL and prevent further Turkish advances
new peace conference in Geneva
Geneva peace talks on Syria (2017)
Timeline of the Syrian Civil War