Secret plan for peace in Syria: Assad goes into exile in Moscow

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, will go into exile in Moscow. This was reported by the German newspaper "Bild" yesterday.

According to her information, the US and Russia are currently negotiating with representatives of the Assad regime about a peace plan that would enable the joint fight against the Islamic State (IS).

As "Bild" wrote yesterday, what is already clear is that: Assad himself will no longer have any role in this game. He, according to the plan, will simply go to Russia, where he will enjoy the protection of Moscow. Russia, on the other hand, would then intervene with troops in Syria.

The plan seems a bit controversial actually, according to the German daily. As the rebels in Syria could join a coalition with the Syrian government against IS only when Assad publicly declared his resignation.

The next question that arises is that with the US in the middle, this plan could not be implemented. "For days - the German newspaper emphasizes - they have been skeptical about the intervention of Russian troops in Syria".

Add to this the fact that: for many years now, it has been openly speculated that Assad will go into exile in Moscow. But - the German daily asks rhetorically - has such a thing actually happened so far?

That the international community is determined to intervene in Syria and do something to end the chaos of violence is certainly becoming increasingly clear.

UN peace plan

But, in addition to these plans and revelations of the German press, just yesterday, the Viennese newspaper "Die Presse" wrote an article in which it alluded to another peace plan, mediated by the UN.

"The civil war in Syria can no longer be ignored: caravans of tens of thousands of refugees heading to Europe are the sights we are seeing every day as a result. It is the latest refugee crisis that has made the solution to the crisis more urgent than ever before. Hopes are already said to be in the hands of the Italian-Swedish diplomat: the UN special envoy, Staffan de Mistura.

This is what the Viennese daily wrote yesterday, continuing: In the middle of August, the 68-year-old recognized a small success: the UN Security Council, until then divided in its positions, voted decisively for the new initiative of De Mistura for peace in Syria.

The Austrian newspaper "Die Presse" claimed yesterday that it possessed the details of the UN special envoy's plan on this occasion. According to him, the Syrian president, Bashar-al-Assad, will continue to remain in power as a first step, but the control over the army will have to pass into the hands of the transitional government.

"The withdrawal of the Syrian dictator can only happen in a second phase". Apparently, Mistura will strongly propagate the provisional government - and "the mistakes that were made in Iraq and Afghanistan should be avoided this time", she stressed. As necessary to accomplish this goal, he lists the retention of state institutions and the persuasion of military leaders, for whom it has already become clear in time that the war cannot be won.

"Assad himself, it seems, will not give an inch. He knows that his base of loyal Alawite supporters would collapse in no time once he gave way to a caretaker government. And for this goal, Russia and Iran are strengthening his arms. Both allies support their man in Damascus very generously - and in the case of Moscow even openly, with armaments and financial aid", the Viennese newspaper "Die Presse" wrote yesterday.

"They are afraid that Assad's fall will upset their accounts, and moreover, they have not identified any successor to him, who could protect their interests in Syria.

However, Moscow and Tehran must have signaled to their protégé that they would be open to new peace talks. Assad is persistently portrayed as a fighter against IS. This element is viewed with suspicion, since there were indications that his secret services were involved in the establishment of IS. However, for months the Syrian regime has carried out many airstrikes and bombings against extremist positions.

The Saudis don't want to talk to the Iranians

The march of IS troops has made efforts to end the civil war in Syria essential. An effective fight against extremists, in Mistura's view, would however be possible if there was a solution to the conflict in Syria. The Security Council, however, does not see the time yet to talk about a transitional government in Syria. Russia blockades, but on the other hand, it allows the UN to form four working groups, which by the end of the year, will have to present proposals for the protection of Syrian citizens, military affairs, reconstruction and the drafting of a Constitution. cloud.

Even a contact group with the countries that have an influence on Syria should be formed, according to this plan. The UN special envoy will have all the players on the field, but the Saudis who support Assad's opponents do not want to sit down with the Iranians at the same table. And the main question remains almost completely unsolved: When will Assad leave? /Alzbek newspaper/