U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Rose Lawn of the White Area in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2024. Nathan Howard | ReutersPresident Joe Biden cheered the toppling of Syria’s dictatorship in remarks on Sunday, however he warned concerning the uncertainty right through the rustic’s political transition.”It is a second of ancient alternative for the long-suffering folks of Syria to construct a greater long run for his or her proud nation,” he stated from the White Area’s Roosevelt Room. “Additionally it is a second of chance and uncertainty. As we flip to the query of what comes subsequent, the US will paintings with our companions and the stakeholders in Syria to lend a hand them grasp a possibility to control the chance.”The U.S. will fortify Syria’s neighbors, together with Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel, right through the transition length and ship senior officers to the area, Biden stated. He additionally pledged to proceed the undertaking towards ISIS and to verify the protection of detention amenities in Syria that dangle ISIS opponents.”We are clear-eyed about the truth that ISIS will attempt to make the most of the brand new vacuum to reestablish its capacity and create a protected haven. We will be able to now not let that occur,” Biden stated.He added that U.S. forces performed a dozen precision air moves in Syria on Sunday, focused on ISIS camps and operatives.However he famous that it is not simply ISIS that poses a danger. Biden stated the U.S. will keep vigilant, including that one of the rise up teams that took down Assad’s regime have their very own information of terrorism and human rights abuses.”They are pronouncing the appropriate issues now, however as they tackle larger accountability, we will be able to assess now not simply their phrases however their movements,” he stated.The U.S. will even lend a hand “all Syrian teams” determine an unbiased, sovereign govt. That pledge will come with humanitarian assist to lend a hand Syria after 13 years of civil battle.Biden additionally stated that his management is dedicated to returning Austin Tice to his circle of relatives. Tice, an American journalist, was once kidnapped in Damascus in 2012 and detained through the Syrian govt. Biden stated the U.S. thinks Tice is alive.Syrian rise up forces seized the capital of Damascus on Sunday. Russia’s International Ministry stated President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and left the rustic, finishing his circle of relatives’s decades-long dictatorship in Syria.”We are not certain the place he’s, however there may be phrase that he is in Moscow,” Biden stated, including later that Assad must be held responsible.Assad assumed management within the nation in 2000, following his father’s demise. Assad’s allies incorporated Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militant staff Hezbollah. Biden stated all 3 allies are “a ways weaker” now than they had been when he took administrative center.
