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What are the solutions to the Syrian crisis? What are the solutions to the Syrian crisis?
All military action in Syria must end All military action in Syria must end
Regional actors must delegitimise the Islamic State’s existence Regional actors must delegitimise the Islamic State’s existence
The internationalisation of the conflict must end The internationalisation of the conflict must end
Free and fair elections must take place Free and fair elections must take place
The United Nations should enforce the ending of violence in Syria The United Nations should enforce the ending of violence in Syria
All economic sanctions must be lifted All economic sanctions must be lifted
All efforts to create a caliphate should be nulled All efforts to create a caliphate should be nulled
Regional actors must stop perpetuating sectarianism Regional actors must stop perpetuating sectarianism
The oil trade with Islamic State ought to come to an end The oil trade with Islamic State ought to come to an end
Iran should reconsider its unwavering support for Assad Iran should reconsider its unwavering support for Assad
Moscow needs to stop backing the survival of the regime Moscow needs to stop backing the survival of the regime
Russia and Turkey should withdraw from northern Syria Russia and Turkey should withdraw from northern Syria
Syria must rejoin the Arab League Syria must rejoin the Arab League
The Syrian people must decide the fate of their country The Syrian people must decide the fate of their country
The electoral race must be observed by the UN The electoral race must be observed by the UN
A strong opposition party must compete in the race A strong opposition party must compete in the race
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What are the solutions to the Syrian crisis?
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The internationalisation of the conflict must end

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Iran should reconsider its unwavering support for Assad

The Syrian Assad government is a big part of the Iranian backed 'Axis of Resistance' which is why their unwavering support for Assad comes as no surprise, however, Iran must begin to take into account the severity of the existing humanitarian crisis in Syria.
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The Argument

The 'Axis of Resistance' is a political alliance consisting of Iran firstly, the Syrian Assad government and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. This inevitably meant that for the past nine years Iran has spent billions of dollars to push for keeping the Assad Alawite government ruling in Syria. His remain in government helps advance the Iranian Shia resistance movement in the region. With Bashar continuing to serve as president, transits of weapons to the Lebanese Shia resistance, Hezbollah, will continue to operate. This is down to the simple fact that Syrian government is the only Arab government which is allies with Iran. To protect Assad, Iran has influenced Hezbollah fighter as well as militiamen from both Iraq and Iran to protect Shia holy sites along with assisting pro-Assad forces in the fight.

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[P1] Syria's Assad government is part of the Axis of Resistance. [P2] Syria is the only Arab ally of Iran, as it helps transit weapons to Hezbollah.

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