By Steve Holland and Katharine Jackson
The US will work with companions and stakeholders in Syria to assist seize a chance and handle the chance, U.S. President Joe Biden stated on Sunday after insurgent fighters overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
In remarks on the White Home, Biden stated the US will assist Syria’s neighbors by the interval of transition and can assess the phrases and actions of insurgent teams.
Biden stated the US doesn’t formally know of Assad’s whereabouts however famous stories that he fled to Moscow. He stated Assad “ought to be held accountable.”
Biden stated Syria is in a interval of threat and uncertainty and that it’s the first time in years that neither Russia nor Iran nor the Hezbollah militant group held an influential position in Syria.
“For years, the principle backers of Assad have been Iran, Hezbollah and Russia. However during the last week, their assist collapsed – all three of them – as a result of all three of them are far weaker right this moment than they had been once I took workplace,” stated Biden, who turned president in 2021.
Biden stated U.S. forces on Sunday carried out a dozen precision strikes inside Syria focusing on camps and operatives of the militant group Islamic State.
“It is a second of historic alternative for the lengthy struggling individuals of Syria to construct a greater future for his or her proud nation. It is also a second of threat and uncertainty,” Biden stated.
“As all of us flip to the query of what comes subsequent, the US will work with our companions and the stakeholders in Syria to assist them seize a chance to handle the chance,” Biden added.
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