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Understanding Iran’s Role in the Syrian Conflict

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Contents<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

v<br />

Introduction 1<br />

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi<br />

I. The View From Tehran 3<br />

Ali Ansari and Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi<br />

II. The View From Damascus 11<br />

Kamal Alam<br />

III. The View From Moscow 17<br />

Sarah La<strong>in</strong> and Igor Sutyag<strong>in</strong><br />

IV. The Views of Non-State Actors 25<br />

Shashank Joshi<br />

V. Rebel Groups’ Involvement <strong>in</strong> Syria 33<br />

Hassan Hassan<br />

VI. The View From The Gulf 39<br />

Michael Stephens<br />

VII. Conclusions 45<br />

Raffaello Pantucci and Michael Stephens<br />

Appendix: Timel<strong>in</strong>e of Milestones <strong>in</strong> <strong>Iran’s</strong> Engagement <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Syrian</strong> Civil War 51<br />

About <strong>the</strong> Authors 53

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