WASHINGTON — Syria’s civil war is at a critical juncture.International focus has returned to the long-overlooked conflict in the past few weeks because of Europe’s difficulties in accommodating the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Syria.At the same time, the countries whose consent and influence are key to ending the war seem more diplomatically inclined than ever — the U.S. and Iran, the former a leading critic of the Syrian government and the latter Syria’s key regional ally, just concluded a groundbreaking nuclear agreement.The players in Syria see an opening. And now Russia, one of the most powerful of those …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
