The
world witnessed a rare moment in the last few days. This was when the US and
Russia agreed on a ceasefire and peace plan for Syria. This plan is supposed to
gradually bring an end to the Syrian Civil War that has claimed so many lives.
The whole world watched with much anticipation as the Russian Foreign Minister,
Sergei Lavarov and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry met to agree on a
peace plan for Syria. I had a feeling those who always prayed and hoped that
these two super powers will fail again to agree on a peace plan for Syria.
It
is a known fact that the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad is being backed by
the Kremlin likewise the various rebel movements notably the Free Syrian Army
is also being backed by Washington. Both super powers are fighting a proxy war
in Syria. But certain rebel groups such as the Al Nusra Front which is an
affiliate of Al Qaeeda have to be forced to accept the ceasefire plan. In the
plan the rebels have been granted the right of self defence if attacked by the
Syrian Government. With ISIS also lurking around in Syria, I hope this plan
will bring the various forces together to fight them and push them out of
Syria. The world is watching as the two super powers have taken a bold step to
ensure that they find a political solution to the Syrian Civil War. President
Bashar Al Assad will definitely listen to the Russians as they have been his
main backbone throughout the civil war. If not for the involvement of the
Russians with their airstrikes on rebel targets, the Syrian President would
have been long gone. The future of Syria is to be determined in the next few
days if the ceasefire is to hold and that is if all the warring factions
implement their parts in the agreement. So much blood has been spilt, women and
children have borne the brunt of the carnage going on in Syria. Their attempt
to flee the conflict too is being hampered by most of the countries bordering
Syria refusing them entry. This has created a humanitarian crisis in the Middle
East as Syria’s neighbors can’t take any more refugees with Europe being the
worst affected.
The
ceasefire holds for now, Bashar Al Assad has been emboldened but the opposition
is wary and observing this latest initiative with caution and will be seriously
monitoring the next moves of the other parties or factions involved in the
civil war. Lets all hope the Eagle and the Bear continue to agree on major
issues in this world. This will go a long way to reduce the tension between
these two super powers in the international arena as they are both jostling to
overpower each other in terms of diplomacy, intelligence and military
capabilities. Don’t forget to #PrayForSyria and all the conflict zones all over
the world.
