On May 3 the Syrian opposition delegation walked out of the peace talks in Astana citing that they do not recognize Iran as a participant in any peace talks regarding Syria, the delegate said before walking out that Iran is murderers and had no place in these talks. I agree with them, if you take a look at the situation on the ground in Syria there are more IRGC fighters present then Syrian Army fighters and they are escalating the conflict, not trying to solve it. The PMOI say in their article about the memorandum that the Syrian armed opposition rejected the Russian plan to create safe zones in Syria, calling it a threat to the country’s territorial integrity, and said it would also not recognize Iran as a guarantor of any cease-fire plan.
On may 5th the Russian, Turkish and Iranian delegates announced an agreement to reduce the violence in certain areas of Syria. In the statement from the U.S Departement of State, they expressed concern about the agreement and the involvement of Iran as a so-called Guarantor. Iran’s activities in Syria have only contributed to the violence, not stopped it, and Iran’s unquestioning support for the Assad regime has perpetuated the misery of ordinary Syrians.
The skeptics of this memorandum are concerned about Iran’s part in this plan, Iran and IRGC are known to escalate the conflicts on the ground, not prevent them, therefore, the outside world does not think of Iran as the best choice as a guarantor in creating de-escalating violence zones. The US is also skeptic about Iran’s role in this plan as we have all been witnesses to the genocide in Aleppo performed by the IRGC and of course the abduction of 900 Syrian boys and men as the citizens were forcibly evacuated from Aleppo. No one knows exactly what happened to the abductees.
The IRGC was also present at Shayrat airbase that was used to bomb Khan Sheikhoun city with sarin gas. The war crimes committed by the IRGC towards Syrian civilians makes it difficult for the opposition to trust Iran as a guarantor. This is is understandable seen from the opposition's point of view, from their standing point Iran can not be trusted and that will make it very difficult to obtain the cease-fire zones. They have all to often seen the war crimes committed by IRGC and also by Assad troops, but if Russia can keep IRGC under control there is a slight chance that the Syrian civilians will get a better daily life. But that remains to be seen, the success of this plan rests with how firm the Russian bear are towards IRGC.
On may 5th the Russian, Turkish and Iranian delegates announced an agreement to reduce the violence in certain areas of Syria. In the statement from the U.S Departement of State, they expressed concern about the agreement and the involvement of Iran as a so-called Guarantor. Iran’s activities in Syria have only contributed to the violence, not stopped it, and Iran’s unquestioning support for the Assad regime has perpetuated the misery of ordinary Syrians.
The skeptics of this memorandum are concerned about Iran’s part in this plan, Iran and IRGC are known to escalate the conflicts on the ground, not prevent them, therefore, the outside world does not think of Iran as the best choice as a guarantor in creating de-escalating violence zones. The US is also skeptic about Iran’s role in this plan as we have all been witnesses to the genocide in Aleppo performed by the IRGC and of course the abduction of 900 Syrian boys and men as the citizens were forcibly evacuated from Aleppo. No one knows exactly what happened to the abductees.
The IRGC was also present at Shayrat airbase that was used to bomb Khan Sheikhoun city with sarin gas. The war crimes committed by the IRGC towards Syrian civilians makes it difficult for the opposition to trust Iran as a guarantor. This is is understandable seen from the opposition's point of view, from their standing point Iran can not be trusted and that will make it very difficult to obtain the cease-fire zones. They have all to often seen the war crimes committed by IRGC and also by Assad troops, but if Russia can keep IRGC under control there is a slight chance that the Syrian civilians will get a better daily life. But that remains to be seen, the success of this plan rests with how firm the Russian bear are towards IRGC.
