I didn't like the first paragraph, but it certainly improved from there. All in all it's a really solid bit of work. Good to see the Israel / Golan / Genie capital discussion, which is very topical considering Israel's latest plans for a 40km "Safe Zone"
https://southfront.org/israel-seeks-to-use-free-syrian-army-to-establish-40km-deep-safe-zone-in-southern-syria-report/

The white helmets are way past just being "dubious" though. Who could forget their clearly staged unedited video which was accidentally released, then laughingly explained away as an entry for the Mannequin Challenge. Shades of Danny Dayem that one !

Brandon Turbeville over at Activist Post has written some excellent posts on the Syrian conflict.
https://www.activistpost.com/tag/brandon-turbeville

This one highlights the differences between the real Syrian Civil Defense (fire, ambulance, rescue) and the white helmets.
https://www.activistpost.com/2016/11/the-real-syria-civil-defense-vs-the-white-helmets.html

He also highlights the inspiring work done by Eva Bartlett and Vanessa Beeley (who I can see Crystal has used as a reference)
https://www.mintpressnews.com/author/vanessa-beeley/