President Biden says he is “closely monitoring” the events in Syria and is staying “in constant touch with regional partners,” according to a White House statement.
Bashar Al-Assad, who was Syria's president for over two decades and inherited the post from his father, Hafez Al-Assad, has left the country and given orders for a peaceful transition of power, according to Russia, a close ally of the regime. They did not say where al-Assad is now.
“We are aware that the chaotic and dynamic circumstances on the ground in Syria could give ISIS space to find the ability to become active, to plan external operations, and we’re determined to work with those partners to continue to degrade their capabilities,” he said at the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain’s capital.Former president of Syria Bashar Al-Assad has left the country and relinquished the presidency, according to Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier today, rebel group HTS urged people not to fire guns into the air in order to avoid causing panic among the people.Angry Syrians stormed the Iranian Embassy in Damascus this morning after Syrian rebels claimed the city and declared an end to the Assad regime. Russia, a key ally of Assad, played a pivotal role in supporting his regime since intervening in 2015 during the civil war that began in 2011. But its lukewarm support for Assad in the last couple of weeks failed to keep the rebels at bay.
"This country can be a normal state, one that builds good relations with its neighbors without entering into any regional alliances or blocs," he said in a statement today.
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