“The US returns to the Syrian conflict. This was a warning attack carried out rather properly. Before the attack, the Russian side and the US allies in the region have been warned. It has been carried out so as to escape human losses. The attack was a response to the Syrian government and its outer sponsors”, told Arabist Armen Petrosyan addressing the case of Syrian government airbase air strikes conducted by the USA. According to his estimation, the incident will not have deep consequences on Syrian conflict settlement if Russia transfers the issue into the diplomatic platform: “In my opinion, the situation will move to the diplomatic platform. Russia will not go for escalation regardless of the criticizing announcements relative to air strikes.” The Arabist made a reference to the utilization of chemical weapons in Syria emphasizing that it was still vague who did it: “It is excluded that the attack had been carried out with Assad’s knowledge. It is maximally for the benefit of the Syrian opposition and outer sponsors – Arab states of the Persian Gulf. They needed a situation shift forasmuch as they had been withdrawn from Syrian inner and outer processes.”
Luiza SUKIASYAN
