The war in Syria is on and big powers from around the world have gathered in this place to not only show their power but secure peace in the region that has been a battlefield for 5 years now. While US was already into this war because there are several direct and indirect links that connect the US with Syrian war, Russia has also become a part of this battle in the recent days and it would not be wrong to say that Russia’s presence is currently the most controversial in the area. The current stance from Russia is directly against that of the US and other countries.
According to John Kerry from the US, Russia has been attacking the groups that should not be attacked in Syria because they are standing for the right cause. A cessation of hostilities that has recently been signed by several countries is currently being violated by Russia according to the US authorities. These statements from the US came after the prime minister of Russia talked about the matter of world entering the cold war again. Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, believes that the current conditions in Syria mark the start of another era of cold war.
He said that Russia is being presented in the world as a hostile country where it is always shown to the world as an enemy of NATO and the US. He said that Russia is even presented in the movie as a country that is always ready to be violent. He stated that looking at the modern presentation of Russia around the world it seems that the world is still in 1962. While he is making these statements, Syrian government is taking control or more lands within the country from IS due to support from Russia.
The recent plans of advancement in Raqqa would be a great achievement for Syrian government since it has not been able to gain control of this region for nearly 2 years now. It would also allow Syrian government to stop Saudi Arabia from entering the war. Northern Aleppo is also now under control of Syrian government with the help of Iranian fighters and Hezbollah from Lebanon. The main supply for the opposing groups will be cut in this region that gets help from Turkey. If the Syrian government is successful with its plans in this area, it would cause a huge defeat to the insurgent groups all because of help from Russia.
Russia has still given clear indication that it will not stop its bombing on IS. It has also said that it will continue to bomb the Nusra Front, a group linked with Al-Qaeda. It has to be noticed here that these groups are settled very close to other insurgent groups that the western world believes to be moderate in nature. Some of the states that don’t want Assad in power in Syria have shown their willingness to send help to crush the power of IS in the region if US enters the region for any ground attacks.
On the other hand, the US has also been expected help in the region of Raqqa from Assad opposing nations in the region and more specifically Saudi Arabia. The foreign minister from Saudi Arabia has shown clear intention on the matter of Syrian government by saying that he will not be in power in the coming times. He also said that Russia can do whatever it wants to help the government in Syria but its helps for the government will go to waste in very near future.
The war in Syria has been on for 5 years now. This war has resulted in pushing out multiple millions of Syrian people out of the country. These people are now living their lives as refugees in other countries. In some of the countries they are being treated nicely whereas some countries don’t have enough resources to treat them well. Some of the countries, such as Jordan, are now seeking help from European nations on the matter of handling these refugees. Jordan is currently one of the countries with the highest number of refugees in it.
The US has been clear on the matter of Syria. The US believes that Syrian government is making a huge mistake by waging a war on its own people. The word used for Assad’s government by the US officials was “deluded” for thinking that killing millions of people through air strikes, ground battle and other attacks would make the government strong in the country. It is also noticeable here that many of the insurgent groups are being helped by foreign countries to fight the Syrian government and currently the biggest ally of the government, Russia.
IS is not being helped by any nation but other legitimate groups are getting help from other Middle Eastern countries that don’t want Assad’s regime in the country because of the nature of his rule. News has come from Syrian commanders that are taking part in the rebellion against the government that foreign forces have recently helped the insurgent groups with rockets that are good for them to attack targets 20 kilometers far. These rockets have been specifically sent to the insurgents in order fight the government of Syria and Russia. The commanders said that a heavy quantity of these grad rockets has been provided to the groups against the government.
There is a Turkey based operation center that has been in use by other countries to help the insurgent groups with supplies of weapons. In addition to Turkey itself, Saudi Arabia has been the most active country that has helped the insurgent groups through this center. US Central Intelligence Agency has also helped many militants from the legitimate insurgent groups with their training. While others nations are getting ready to secure peace in Syria and make Syrian government realize its mistake, the recent actions and responses from Russia have been quite disturbing for all the countries taking part in the war.