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Expert: Western countries are unlikely to intervene in Syria

Politics Materials 2 September 2013 10:50 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, September 2 /Trend, A.Taghiyeva/

Western countries will be unlikely to undertake military intervention in Syria as they understand that a military solution to the crisis will aggravate the situation in the region, according to the director of Iraq Foundation for Democracy and Development Ghassan Attiyah.

"The issue of military intervention in Syria was possibly was a special manoeuvre to intimidate Bashar Assad in order to put pressure on him to make concessions and stop the violations in the country, Attiyah told Trend on Thursday by telephone from London.

According to the expert, observing the activities of Western countries we can see that they were recently talking about a military operation in Syria with enthusiasm. However, these countries are now beginning to reject a military solution citing the lack of decision by the UN Security Council.

Currently, only Turkey and several Western countries support military intervention in Syria. However, they will not be able to do anything without the support of major Western players, Attiyah noted.

The British Parliament rejected the proposal of Prime Minister David Cameron on possible military operation in Syria. Voting was a recommendation in character, but Cameron stated that parliament's reluctance to start military action is clear and he will act accordingly.

Some Western countries, as well as Turkey have already supported intervention to Syria following another escalation of the situation in the country. On August 21 Media outlets informed about the large-scale use of chemical weapons near Damascus by the Syrian Government Troops. According to the preliminary data, over 600 people became the victims of the attack.

Earlier the US president declared that the use of chemical weapon will be a "red line" for Bashar Assad regime. Media outlets reported about the preparation of Navy and Air Force of these countries to begin the intervention.

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