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CONFRONTATION IN SYRIA STILL ONGOING
If Assad is forced to step down, this will do no good to either Syria
or the West, in the first place.
"Friends of Syria" group held another meeting last week in Morocco.
The conference brought together representatives from over 100
countries including the U.S., which recognized the legitimacy of
Syria's National Coalition for the Opposition Forces. The decision
comes to loosen the militants in a move to better support the
opposition, both in terms of diplomacy and technical support,
telecommunication, etc. This is a step towards further arming of the
opposition which may result in a disaster similar to the one in Libya.
December 19, 2012
PanARMENIAN.Net - Prior to Morocco gathering, the U.S. endorsed the
reorganized opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of
the Syrian people. Analysts expect other countries to join this
decision shortly.
â~@~\That will be a major political shot in the arm for the opposition,
which at the moment is trying to organize in a better fashion and
trying to better coordinate with the armed units within Syria that are
fighting against the Assad regime,â~@~] said Andrew Tabler, a senior
fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
â~@~\Will groups fight each other and will Syria be plunged into
warlordism? We just donâ~@~Yt know,â~@~] he stated.
There are increasing concerns that the Islamist extremists are gaining
weight within the armed opposition groups in Syria. Ahead of the
meeting in Morocco, the U.S. labelled the Syrian Nusra Front group an
al-Qaeda affiliate, a terrorist organization. Recognition of the
Syrian opposition in Morocco is an attempt to lessen the influence of
jihad units while the Western countries are trying to establish
cooperation with the Syrian opposition. Jihad groups join the units of
the Free Syrian army, particularly during attacks against the
governmental military facilities.
The outcome of the meeting, as expected, was the recognition of the
National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
founded in Doha, Qatar in November 2012 as the legitimate
representative of the Syrian people and the leader of the opposition
forces.
The Syrian president Bashar Assad has lost legitimacy and should leave
to allow the launching of a political transition process in compliance
with Geneva communiqué, read the final statement of Morocco meeting
participants.
â~@~\Friends of Syriaâ~@~] group called on Damascus authorities to immediately
stop all attacks and fully withdraw the troops from the city
districts, as the first stage of total suspension of violence. Also,
it condemned the disproportionate and blind use of force by the Syrian
regime, in particular, heavy weapons, and air and missile attacks.
â~@~\Friends of Syriaâ~@~] voiced regret over the increasingly growing death
toll of the conflict which already topped 40 000, the deterioration of
the humanitarian crisis and refugee problem, highlighting the need to
create conditions for a sustainable political resolution of the Syrian
crisis.
Morocco gathering voiced â~@~\firm support to the efforts aimed at
prevention of the increasing threat, including NATO's decision to
strengthen Turkeyâ~@~Ys support and the intention to deploy Patriot
missile complexes on Turkish territory.â~@~]
Meanwhile, the idea of the upcoming triumph of the Syrian opposition
and Assadâ~@~Ys dethronement is consolidating in the West. â~@~\I believe
Bashar Assadâ~@~Ys end is close, you see, itâ~@~Ys apparent, and even Russia
realizes this. We may wonder whether Assad aims to stir a regional
conflict?â~@~] French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry refuted the French statement by saying
that Moscowâ~@~Ys stance on the Syrian conflict has remained unchanged.
The Friends of Syria are pushing the Syrian opposition towards
activation of armed fight, Russian foreign ministry spokesman
Alexander Lukashevich declared.
For their part, Turkey and Iran propose their own options for settling
the Syrian issue. Ankara believes the Syrian leader should step down
to make way for a consultative body comprising representatives of all
political factions. Turkish PM Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ~_an already discussed
this plan with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Turkish media
report. Iran which recently granted several ambulances to Syria,
proposes a six-point plan offering suspension of bloodshed under UN
control, channeling of aid and renovation of infrastructures, amnesty
of political prisoners, and negotiations with involvement of all
parties.
In addition, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that the
Syrian rebels would fail to win the 21-month-long confrontation.
Assad's faithful ally, Nasrallah, in particular, stated: â~@~\The
situation is Syria becomes more complex, but those believing that the
armed opposition is able to settle the situation on the ground are
very much mistaken.â~@~]
Nasrallas' words are true, to some extent; the militants won't manage
to bring peace to the country. Furthermore, if Assad is forced to step
down, this will do no good to either Syria or the West, in the first
place.
Karine Ter-Sahakian
If Assad is forced to step down, this will do no good to either Syria
or the West, in the first place.
"Friends of Syria" group held another meeting last week in Morocco.
The conference brought together representatives from over 100
countries including the U.S., which recognized the legitimacy of
Syria's National Coalition for the Opposition Forces. The decision
comes to loosen the militants in a move to better support the
opposition, both in terms of diplomacy and technical support,
telecommunication, etc. This is a step towards further arming of the
opposition which may result in a disaster similar to the one in Libya.
December 19, 2012
PanARMENIAN.Net - Prior to Morocco gathering, the U.S. endorsed the
reorganized opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of
the Syrian people. Analysts expect other countries to join this
decision shortly.
â~@~\That will be a major political shot in the arm for the opposition,
which at the moment is trying to organize in a better fashion and
trying to better coordinate with the armed units within Syria that are
fighting against the Assad regime,â~@~] said Andrew Tabler, a senior
fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
â~@~\Will groups fight each other and will Syria be plunged into
warlordism? We just donâ~@~Yt know,â~@~] he stated.
There are increasing concerns that the Islamist extremists are gaining
weight within the armed opposition groups in Syria. Ahead of the
meeting in Morocco, the U.S. labelled the Syrian Nusra Front group an
al-Qaeda affiliate, a terrorist organization. Recognition of the
Syrian opposition in Morocco is an attempt to lessen the influence of
jihad units while the Western countries are trying to establish
cooperation with the Syrian opposition. Jihad groups join the units of
the Free Syrian army, particularly during attacks against the
governmental military facilities.
The outcome of the meeting, as expected, was the recognition of the
National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
founded in Doha, Qatar in November 2012 as the legitimate
representative of the Syrian people and the leader of the opposition
forces.
The Syrian president Bashar Assad has lost legitimacy and should leave
to allow the launching of a political transition process in compliance
with Geneva communiqué, read the final statement of Morocco meeting
participants.
â~@~\Friends of Syriaâ~@~] group called on Damascus authorities to immediately
stop all attacks and fully withdraw the troops from the city
districts, as the first stage of total suspension of violence. Also,
it condemned the disproportionate and blind use of force by the Syrian
regime, in particular, heavy weapons, and air and missile attacks.
â~@~\Friends of Syriaâ~@~] voiced regret over the increasingly growing death
toll of the conflict which already topped 40 000, the deterioration of
the humanitarian crisis and refugee problem, highlighting the need to
create conditions for a sustainable political resolution of the Syrian
crisis.
Morocco gathering voiced â~@~\firm support to the efforts aimed at
prevention of the increasing threat, including NATO's decision to
strengthen Turkeyâ~@~Ys support and the intention to deploy Patriot
missile complexes on Turkish territory.â~@~]
Meanwhile, the idea of the upcoming triumph of the Syrian opposition
and Assadâ~@~Ys dethronement is consolidating in the West. â~@~\I believe
Bashar Assadâ~@~Ys end is close, you see, itâ~@~Ys apparent, and even Russia
realizes this. We may wonder whether Assad aims to stir a regional
conflict?â~@~] French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry refuted the French statement by saying
that Moscowâ~@~Ys stance on the Syrian conflict has remained unchanged.
The Friends of Syria are pushing the Syrian opposition towards
activation of armed fight, Russian foreign ministry spokesman
Alexander Lukashevich declared.
For their part, Turkey and Iran propose their own options for settling
the Syrian issue. Ankara believes the Syrian leader should step down
to make way for a consultative body comprising representatives of all
political factions. Turkish PM Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ~_an already discussed
this plan with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Turkish media
report. Iran which recently granted several ambulances to Syria,
proposes a six-point plan offering suspension of bloodshed under UN
control, channeling of aid and renovation of infrastructures, amnesty
of political prisoners, and negotiations with involvement of all
parties.
In addition, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that the
Syrian rebels would fail to win the 21-month-long confrontation.
Assad's faithful ally, Nasrallah, in particular, stated: â~@~\The
situation is Syria becomes more complex, but those believing that the
armed opposition is able to settle the situation on the ground are
very much mistaken.â~@~]
Nasrallas' words are true, to some extent; the militants won't manage
to bring peace to the country. Furthermore, if Assad is forced to step
down, this will do no good to either Syria or the West, in the first
place.
Karine Ter-Sahakian