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This report highlights the local efforts to create peace in war-torn Syria. More specifically, the text's authors identify the primary peace actors in the country; their perceptions of the ongoing civil war and their definitions of peace; their activities and partners; and their main challenges, priorities, and needs. The authors then shift focus and describe how external peace advocates might help their local counterparts by supporting gender and youth initiatives, civil society organizations, local councils, and the Ministry of Reconciliation and its committees.