Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi as saying that “Iran has always welcomed a in Syria and the facilitation of humanitarian access to all people in this country”.
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Numerous players – especially President Bashar Assad and his allies, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah – are scrambling as the clock runs out on the tenure of President Barack Obama, who has made clear that he will not significantly shift his Syria policy. It is scheduled to go into effect at sundown Monday.
Under the deal, if the cease-fire holds for seven days, Russian Federation and the US will coordinate military strikes against the al-Qaeda wing in Syria, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly known as the Nusra Front.
With Iran’s endorsement, the agreement is now backed by Assad and all key allies of the Syrian government: Moscow, Tehran, and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Aleppo is Syria’s largest city and the new focus of the conflict.
If the truce holds for one week, the U.S. and Russian Federation could start joint operations against jihadists from the Islamic State group and Fateh al-Sham Front.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on September 10 that some 58 civilians were killed in a strike targeting a market in the city of Idlib.
These are just a few of the moves regional players have made recently – trends that could slow if the cease-fire takes hold, or continue if it collapses or is not well enforced.
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The ceasefire plan, announced Friday, calls for the Syrian government and the opposition to respect a nationwide ceasefire.
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