After deposed President Bashar al-Assad fled, Syria is in a state of instability, while Israel took advantage of this situation to launch a major attack on defense targets near Damascus. Israel has also announced the capture of more territory in the buffer zone of the Syrian occupied Golan. On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has spoken to the Prime Minister of Lebanon on the phone and asked for help in the evacuation of Pakistanis stuck in Syria via Beirut.
How long will this war in Syria turn into peace? If the war in Syria starts in another form, in what direction and form will the effects of the Middle East be revealed? These are the important questions that the coming time will answer. At this time, the start of a new war in the region is not too unlikely. In which initially and naturally the risks will be higher for the older member states of the Middle East in the first tier and periphery.
America’s special attention is focused on Syria’s chemical weapons so that these dangerous weapons do not fall into the wrong hands. For this purpose, the US is taking very careful steps and is in contact with the Turkish authorities in this regard. While the US is focused on building a new and stable Syria, the US believes that Syrian rebel leaders have been giving accurate statements so far, indicating that support for the rebels may be part of US policy. The US has avoided speculating about the status and future of Russian bases in Syria, but it is sure to raise important political and strategic questions at the global level.
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar have condemned the expansion of the Israeli occupation and attacks on Syria, while Egypt has described the Israeli occupation of the Golan as an “open robbery”. According to Israeli media, the Israeli army has entered the buffer zone for the first time since the 1974 agreement. Bashar al-Assad’s arrival in Russia and his political asylum may be a cause of concern for the US and Western countries. After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, there may be a change in the position and influence of countries like Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the region, which will affect the political balance of the region.
The number of people who are worried about this sudden scenario in Syria is not small but very high. Among them are many people who do not have the courage to see the entire Middle East burning in this rebellious and warlike context of Syria. They are afraid of where the ongoing war in this region will end and who will be destined for gunpowder and rebellion in the coming days.
Big powers such as Iran and Russia stood behind Bashar al-Assad, while on the other hand, the innocent Syrians were being crushed for thirteen years by the proxies of Arab and other countries in addition to the Western powers. The fact is that the major powers of the world are fighting against each other for their own interests in Syria. Each of them wishes that this fire of civil war would continue to grow, so that the arms dealers could sell their weapons and the looters of others could fulfill their ambitions. Western countries, especially the United States and the European Union, will try to use this change as an opportunity to establish stability and democracy in Syria. On the other hand, global powers like Russia and China will take drastic measures to protect their interests.
How interested are world powers in fueling the Syrian civil war? The US and other European countries were apparently urging Bashar’s allies, Russia and Iran, to stop committing atrocities against humanity, but behind the scenes, the same forces have committed the worst atrocities in history against humanity in Syria and Iraq. laid the foundation of The US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Arab Spring, and the establishment of ISIS terrorists in the Middle East are driven solely by the idea of how to maintain control over the Middle East’s resources. In this regard, all world powers, including Russia, America, Britain, France, are on the same page. As a result of the civil war, the refugees are living in extreme destitution in the UN refugee camps on the border with Syria, while more than one million refugees Gazans have reached Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of them lost their lives trying to seek refuge. This is the biggest migrant tragedy in the world so far and it has shaken the whole world. The situation on the ground was that the deposed President Bashar al-Assad was accompanied by Russian and Iranian military power and militant militias, while the Arab countries Turkey and the United States provided a diplomatic front and financial support to the opposition. Thus, all the major powers of the world and regional powers were involved in Syria.
In 2011, during the Arab Spring, mass protests began in Syria, demanding democracy, human rights and freedom. Government efforts to suppress these protests by force soon turned into a bloody civil war, which lasted for 14 years. During the civil war, millions of people died and millions more were displaced. Various internal and external forces were involved during the war, which made Syria a proxy war. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime is the result of the power of popular protests, international pressure and internal weaknesses. This fall will be remembered as a turning point in Syria’s history.
The heart-wrenching pictures of innocent children have left the whole world in a state of grief and pain, but can there be any solution to such civil wars? Can these expressions of sorrow act as medicine for the helpless citizens of Syria? This question should be asked by the entire humanity today. Repeatedly negotiations were held, but due to the irresponsibility of the world powers and the Muslim countries and the Syrian government itself, they failed and then this game of blood and fire would continue like this. On the one hand, it is said that these world powers should not interfere in the Middle East and other Muslim countries, but the situation of the Muslim countries themselves is that they not only invite them to intervene, but also participate in oppressing their people. They make a fence. On the other hand, it is a sign of the helplessness of the Muslim Ummah that even with an organization like the OIC, they do not have the power to find a peaceful solution to a tragedy like Syria. By the way, the OIC has repeatedly passed resolutions condemning the Syrian government, but they are ineffective because the hypocrisy of these countries prevents them from taking any practical steps. Rulers who are intoxicated with power should understand that they should not consider the looseness of nature as their power.
The fall of Assad’s regime could pave the way for the return of Syrian refugees, which has become a pressing global issue, although the real impact will depend on the internal situation in Syria, the actions of the international community and It will depend on other issues in the region. There is a turning point in Syria’s history, it remains to be seen how Syria and other countries in the region face this change and use it to their advantage. This opportunity could be the beginning of a new political, social, and economic era for the Syrian people. However, it will depend on how well the new government is able to address the problems of the people and establish a comprehensive system. If this change proceeds with effective political leadership and public participation, Syria can not only heal the wounds of civil war but also become a positive example in the Middle East.
