Syria: The opportunity for peace and silence before the battle (Part 2 and end)
6/3/16
Analysts said that those concerns are completely
unwarranted because areas such as Alleppo still had the presence of
"Islamic State" (IS) Al-Nusra, the two objects are not within the
scope of the truce and airstrikes to destroy these two forces will be
continued.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian
counterpart Sergei Lavrov are the first person to admit that the agreement is
unlikely to be prolonged. It looks like an explanation for the silence of the
first day and maybe in the next few days due to the fear of being blamed for
violating the truce.
Moreover, each party has its own interests in the
adoption of the agreement, at least in the present stage: Russia can not break the
agreement initiated by themselves and threaten the opportunities in the region
of Moscow in the future. Meanwhile, the popular groups need time to gather
forces, rearm and resupply resumption sources as well as humanitarian aid to
people in the areas under their control.
Whether the ceasefire is implemented strictly, the
process of negotiations on a longer-term agreement for Syria remains the major
obstacle. After two failed attempts, the third meeting between the Syrian
government and the opposition mediated by the UN, which is expected to take
place the day before the ceasefire come into effect, was unable to start
because of the inconsistency component opposition to participate in negotiations.
Russia and Iran, two countries support Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad, still profound disagree with the United States and
Saudi Arabia on the opposition groups in Syria considered terrorists and not
allowed to participate in negotiation process for political transfer lasting in
18 months.
Some insurgent groups are considered terrorism by Russia,
Iran and Syria, but the US and Saudi Arabia are regarded as legitimate
opposition groups. Russia and Syria have confirmed that the authorities are willing
to join the negotiations but will not negotiate with the groups considered as terrorism.
According to Moscow participants in negotiations include
the opposition groups approved by Syrian government, while some opposition
forces declared it would not support a peaceful solution for Syria if they are excluded
from the process of negotiations.
A complex battlefield with involvement of multiple
parties with different attempts are a major obstacle to find a lasting solution
for the Syrian crisis. Ceasefire towards the progress to peace or just a pause
before the new fierce fighting? The answer depends on the actions of the
parties in the coming days.
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