MADRID Dec. 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned the Security Council on Tuesday of the “extremely dangerous” situation facing the country and a status quo that has “radically altered” in a matter of days, since the offensive. launched last week by rebel groups opposed to Bashar al Assad’s regime, which has sparked fighting with the Syrian Army and its allied forces.
In a briefing, Pedersen warned Council members about recent developments in Syria, which faces a serious risk of further division that does not benefit Syrians.
According to the special envoy’s estimates, the rebel groups control a “territory comprising some seven million people,” including Aleppo, Syria’s second most populous city with two million inhabitants.
Pedersen has denounced that pro-government forces are attacking “civilian infrastructure, including hospitals”, in a context in which both parties are “intensifying their attacks” and causing deaths and injuries among the civilian population.
“The last 14 years of conflict have decisively demonstrated that no existing Syrian party or group of actors can resolve the conflict by military means,” he said, urging immediate de-escalation and compliance with International Humanitarian Law.
The “mosaic of ceasefire agreements” has not been “enough” to resolve a conflict, the official has assessed, emphasizing the need for any solution to be “linked to a political process” in which the Syrian and Syrian parties participate. the main international actors, and not only respond to “a conflict management approach”.
“Syria will be in serious danger of further division, deterioration and destruction… This should benefit no one,” he lamented, reiterating the urgent need to reduce tension, appeal for calm and a de-escalation that is accompanied by a ” credible political horizon for the Syrian people”.
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