Legal Analysis of Iran,s Military Actions to Oppose Terrorism in Syria and Iraq

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Assistant Professor of Law Department, Shahed University

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The actions of terrorist groups such as ISIS in Syria and Iraq have become a serious threat to the countries in the region. Therefore, the Iraqi and Syrian governments as sufferers of these actions have demanded assistance from Iran to launch military operations against terrorist groups. Although anti-terrorism conventions have provided appropriate legal approaches to counteract terrorist actions through arresting and punishing the culprits or their extradition, the actions of groups such as ISIS in Iraq and Syria are not case-based and dispersed terrorist actions that could be contended through the peaceful methods and judicial solutions contained in the anti-terrorism treaties. Consequently, the victim governments of terrorism under the conditions of Article 51 of the United Nations Charter can defend themselves against such armed attacks by use of force. Iran's military actions in Syria and Iraq, which performed due to the invitation of and in harmony with the above-mentioned governments, are in accordance with the right of collective defense contained in Article 51 of the mentioned Charter.

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