Biden: We don’t know where Bashar Assad is

According to RCO News Agency, US President Joe Biden, in his first speech after the fall of the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad, said: “After 13 years of civil war in Syria and half a century of rule by Bashar al-Assad and his father, the rebels They have forced Bashar al-Assad to resign and flee the country.

Before Biden’s speech, he had held a secret meeting with his team of national security advisers to review developments in Syria.

The American president, who has less than 2 months left in his presidency, added: “We are not sure where Bashar al-Assad has fled, but there are News about his presence in Moscow.”

The armed opposition under the leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group in Syria since November 27, with the support of some countries, including the United States and the Zionist regime, and the arrival of fresh foreign forces, launched a massive attack against the positions of the Syrian army in the northwest, west and south regions. west of Aleppo Finally, with the successive capture of cities under the control of the Syrian government and the arrival of armed opponents in Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s government fell.

In this regard, the command of the Syrian army officially announced the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in a statement on Sunday. This statement was published this morning after the capture of Damascus by armed groups and the news of Assad’s departure from Syria.

Biden’s statements and calling all groups active in Syria as rebels, while according to “CNN” report, the Tahrir al-Sham group is still on the list of American terrorist organizations, and in order to obtain any information about the position of “Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani”, the leader of this group, from America has set a 10 million dollar prize.

Nevertheless, the American president stated: “Finally, the Assad regime has fallen.” This regime tortured and killed hundreds of Syrian citizens. This moment is a historic opportunity for the Syrian people to build a better future for themselves.”

He clarified: “Of course, now is a sensitive situation, in response to the question of what is the next step, I must say that we are working with our partners and allies and the Syrian leaders to use this opportunity to manage the risks.”

Continuing his speech, Biden turned to hostile statements and said: “In recent years, Iran, Hezbollah and Russia supported the Syrian regime, but in the last week, the support of all three of them has been in trouble. Because all three are much weaker than when my presidency began.”

He claimed: “After Hamas’s decision to attack Israel on October 7, 2023, Iran and its proxies decided to start a multilateral war against Israel. This was a historical mistake on the part of Iran. Today, Iran’s strongest proxy force, Hezbollah, has been weakened.”

Biden again claimed: “12 days ago, I announced a ceasefire in Lebanon, and this ceasefire was only possible with the weakening of Hezbollah.” Hamas has also been greatly weakened. Iran’s military capability has also been weakened. Iran tried to attack Israel twice, and America and its allies helped Israel to counter Iran’s attacks.

The American president’s claim that Hezbollah is weakened, while, according to the leaders of the Zionist regime, the current ceasefire in Lebanon is a “total failure for Israel”.

On the other hand, Biden’s claim regarding the weakening of Iran’s military capability or their success in countering Iran’s missile attacks on the occupied territories, which was made in line with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, while according to the American media, including the Associated Press, Iran’s missiles with targets They have hit their vitals.

Nevertheless, Biden continued his speech and claimed: “All the current conditions made it impossible for Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia to help the Assad regime against the rebels.”

He claimed: “The current conditions are the result of strikes by Israel and Ukraine against Hezbollah, Iran and Russia, which were carried out with the direct help of the United States.”

America’s role in the developments in Syria

Biden continued to acknowledge the role of America in the current developments in Syria: “From the beginning of my administration, I imposed crippling sanctions on the Assad regime. “We maintained our military presence in Syria so that we can support our partners in Syria.”

Continuing to justify America’s decision to occupy Syria, he claimed: “One of the goals of the presence of American forces in Syria is to prevent the return of ISIS.”

The US president also stated: “We supported Israel’s actions and freedom of action to attack Syria and the “network affiliated with Iran”.

He claimed: “With sanctions, support for our allies and diplomacy, we changed the conditions of the Middle East.” Now we are witnessing a new opportunity for the people of Syria and the entire region. America will support Syria’s neighbors, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel against any possible threat from Syria.

Biden stated: “In the coming days, I will talk with the heads of countries in the region. We will also support our forces and stability in eastern Syria, and we will stick to our mission to fight ISIS. ISIS will use this opportunity to create a safe space for itself, we will not allow ISIS to do that.”

He also said: “We will talk with all the groups present in Syria in order to provide the conditions to pass the Assad regime and reach the independent country of Syria and a new government.” The future of Syria will be determined by its people, and the United States will not hesitate to take any action to support Syrian citizens.

“We will remain vigilant in any situation,” Biden said. “Some of the groups responsible for the fall of the Assad government have a dark history, but the current statements of some rebel leaders have changed and are now speaking the truth.”

He also stated: “But their actions will determine their policy, not their words.” As I said, the current situation is a new but dangerous opportunity that has formed after several generations for Syrian citizens to determine their future.

The US president said: “I ask all groups in Syria to seek to protect and guarantee the rights of all Syrian citizens and religious minorities and to uphold the law.” “The recent days were historic and in the coming days, the future of Syria will be determined.”

After finishing his speech, he said in response to a question: “We believe that Assad is alive.”

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