Syria, Ukraine, Thailand, Central African Republic (CAR),
all put together, in all these countries the demand for vacating the posts of
the Heads of the countries is mounting since a long time.
Once catapulted to power rulers are
sitting glued to their seats unmindful of the consequences. These rulers after
being assumed power hold the reins of the army by befriending them.
Be that as it may. Let’s come to the Geneva -2 conference
under the auspices of United nations, the govt representatives of Syria and the
representatives of the rebels who are on a war path demand the abdication of
the President who cares two hoots to their demands.
Almost three years have elapsed, since Syria knows no peace with
fighting raging on between the army and police loyal to Dr.Azad and the
protesters without a cease-fire killing almost 150000 civilians and the
displacement of approximately 500000 Syrians who fled the country and pitched
tents fearing for their lives.
In the very beginning in order to avert a crisis which could
lead to a solution, UN entrusted Dr.Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General as
the envoy to mediate between the feuding duo. Annan, from the very day he was
entrusted with averting a blood-shed tried his best to bring the two factions who
stood their respective grounds finally conceded defeat and resigned the post of
UN envoy on a pessimistic note.
After Annan called it a day, UN with the purpose of deescalating
violence and deaths of thousands brought in Lakhdar Brahimi as the UN envoy to
chalk out a formula to avert the escalating violence in which thousands of
civilians and the warring troops of the govt and the rebels laid their lives.
Like Annan, Brahimi too jumped into the arena and through tireless efforts
sought to bring out a rapport between the warring groups. Brahimi who entered
the scene with optimism reflecting on his face tried day in and day out,
prepared a formula to end the civil war spreading across the nation found
himself on a wrong foot as both sides remained adamant and with a note of
pessimism but without losing a tiny spark of optimism went on tour to countries
who are supporters of Dr.Azad on the one and supporters of the rebels on the
other hand tried in vain as both factions stuck to their respective positions. Still
he is very much on the scene and is on an effort, a gigantic effort to chalk
out a strategy.
At the very outset, ie when Kofi Annan was entrusted with
the responsibility to bring out a solution the nation had not plunged in a
civil war.
With the passage of days the fighting turned virulent which claimed
more and more lives and still counting. Syria even went to the extent of using
chemical agents like sarin, a ruthless action by all counts caused a mayhem in
which thousands of civilians lost their lives, a majority of them innocent
children, which invited international condemnation, United States and the EU
nations collectively decided to declare a war on Syria but for the interference
of Russia, the threat of a war avoided.
Syria on the advice of Russia agreed to destroy all chemical
weapons under the supervision of United Nations. The representatives of
Organisation for Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) came to the fore and
destroyed thousands of chemical weapons in the possession of Syria.
With Geneva-1 conference fizzling out, now Geneva-2
conference has commenced on a cautious note and Lakhdar Brahimi succeeded in
bringing both fighting factions sit across the table.
When the fight broke out in 2011 rebels comprised only the
Syrian citizens but unfortunately the terror elements like Al-Quaida, Al-Nusra
et al sneaked into the country from across the borders and have joined hands
with the rebels to fight against Azad’s army. The entry of terror elements was
looked upon with consternation by the international community b’cause, in the
end the possibility of hard-core terror elements and extremists grabbing power
from the Syrian opposition in case solution is worked out in Geneva which is
only a remote possibility.
Syria is in doldrums and it will continue to be in doldrums,
and if and when the governance falls into the hands of Syrian opposition which
is in collusion with the terrorists the fate of the country is anybody’s guess.
Terrorists always have a propensity to fish in troubled waters and their games
continue in other nations as well.
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