Foreign powers urge opposition groups to end fighting and preserve single, united country at talks in Qatar

Summary

Turkey, Russia, and Iran, key external actors in the Syrian crisis, called for renewed dialogue between Assad and opposition groups.

Amidst reports of Russian diplomats fleeing Damascus, Russia expressed concern about the advance of Islamist groups, particularly HTS, and urged the opposition to end the fighting.

While Turkey supports the rebel advance, Iran and Russia view HTS as a terrorist group, highlighting the complexities and divisions in the Syrian conflict.

  • acargitzEnglish
    16•5 days ago

    Here’s a crazy idea: maybe Turkey, Iran, and Russia (and the US, and Israel, and the EU, etc) should shut the fuck up and let Syrians decide for themselves. Crazy, right?