No doubt, the situation is in Syria similar to full-fledge tragedy.More than sixty thousand people have lost their lives, thousands have been wounded and several hundred-thousand are internally displaced or have fled to neighboring countries. By each passing day, the number of victims may increase terribly as the armed struggle against government is getting tougher.
The Jihadi fighters who merely fight to kill and to be killed for the sake of ‘paradise’ are flowing down to the country and organizing suicide bombings which indiscriminately sweep people away as seen in the last week suicide bombing targeting the hostel of a university in Aleppo.
The prospective looks grimmer as economic infrastructures have shattered down and people are expecting foreign donations.
Meanwhile the international community failed to take a joint front against Damascus. Drafts prepared mostly by European countries for tougher action two times were vetoed in the United Nations Security Council by China and Russia which feared about the consequences last year.
After much robust presence of Jihadi groups, the Western countries are also wandering what to do. They have no idea whether to pour arms for oppositions or not. If they do, what if those arms reach to so-called Jihadists and finally pierce the chest of their very supporter in the West. If they avoid doing so, then regional foes of Syria will try their best to topple the regime at any cost which may tilt the situation towards fundamentalists like Al-Nussra group which is a replica of Al-Qaeda.
The regional rivalry among countries is also something that cannot be neglected assessing the ongoing situation in Syria.
Tehran has been supporting Syrian President since the very start of civil uprising. The supreme leader who is the ultimate decision maker in the country, Mr. Ayatollah Ali Khamenae often openly voiced out support for Damascus regime while condemning other regimes reacted similarly in the case of uprising breakout. While insisting that Arab countries are affected by more than 30-years old Islamic revolution in Iran, he links civil unrest in Syria to foreign intervention.
Therefore, the so-called proxy war and the dominant presence of Allawites, a minor who can hardly be branded as part of Shiite group, have further complicated the situation.
Seemingly, all stakeholders are tittering up and down to find a solution to the deadlock but there is nothing to count on much. But this is Syrian people who ultimately shoulder all the burdens of continuous instability and unrest.