The mullahs' regime in Iran the massacre of
the Syrian people
and the godfather International terrorism
An article of Heshmat Alavi
Following a
historic period of perseverance, Syrian rebels and their families were forced
to evacuate eastern Aleppo after its liberation back in 2012. An unjust,
intense war was launched upon Aleppo by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and
its proxy forces on the ground: Russia with its indiscriminate air strikes, and
a lame-duck Syrian army of less than 20,000 deployable forces.
After more
than 15 months continuous air raids and a long-lasting inhumane siege, Syrian
rebels and civilians sealed an international agreement to depart Syria’s once
economic and cultural hub.
In the past
few weeks widespread bombing campaigns continued relentlessly on civilian
areas. No Aleppo hospital was spared. The IRGC and its foot-soldiers, numbering
at the tens of thousands, spearheaded the military of Syrian dictator Bashar
Assad in horrific mass executions of innocent people. The United Nationsreported 82 individuals, including women and children,
were murdered on the spot in the streets and in their homes. God knows how many
more incidents have gone unreported.
The amazing
perseverance shown by Aleppo locals for years now in the face of atrocious
airstrikes and artillery shelling is unprecedented to say the least. Amidst all
this, the silence and inaction seen from the West, especially the United
States, will remain forever a source of shame.
Conflict of Interests
In the
pro-Assad camp there are three decision-makers. First Russia, second Iran, and
third the Syrian regime. The role played by Assad and his military in such
scenes is next to nothing.
The West and
Turkey became frantic for a ceasefire in Aleppo in the early days of the war
due to the negative public opinion resulting from shocking crimes. They sought
to have the rebels and remaining civilians transferred to other Syrian
opposition controlled areas.
On December
13th, Washington and Moscow reached what can be described a ceasefire
agreement. Intense negotiations between Turkey and Russia were started
afterwards, resulting in an agreement between the Syrian opposition with Russia
and Turkey to evacuate Aleppo. Practically, the parties involved in the talks
were Aleppo representatives and Russia, hosted by Turkey. All necessary
preparations were made to begin evacuating the city from the morning of
Wednesday, December 14th.
However, Iran disrupted this
agreement and the IRGC hindered the evacuation process. It was crystal clear
Russia and Iran were pursuing different objectives and sets of interests. Iran
sought not to have Aleppo
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