Syrian Opposition in Moscow: Keeping the Political Settlement Train on the Right Track

... considered the preparation of the constitution a “purely sovereign affair” of the Syrian people without “any foreign intervention.” The transition to the political phase is also taking place in an atmosphere of military-political uncertainty around the Idlib province, where the last major terrorist centre remains. The armed opposition is split, with various actors having different attitude to the requirements of the guarantors of the Astana troika (Russia, Turkey, Iran) about the creation of a demilitarized ...