President Trump Releases Statement After Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Flees as Rebels Seize Damascus: “Russia and Iran are in a Weakened State Right Now”
President Trump says Russia abandoned Syria's Assad emphasizing that the conflict is not America’s fight.
By Jim Hᴏft
December 9, 2024
President Donald Trump took to his social media platform to declare the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s reign. Assad has reportedly fled the country as rebel forces stormed Damascus, seizing control of the capital.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has collapsed as rebel forces, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the former commander of Al-Qaeda and now leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), entered Damascus with minimal resistance.
President Donald Trump has asserted that the United States should refrain from military involvement in Syria, emphasizing that the conflict is not America’s fight and should be allowed to play out without U.S. intervention.
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday morning:
The rapid offensive by rebel factions resulted in the capture of several key cities, including Homs and Aleppo, within a week.
The ease of their advance has been attributed to the weakening of Assad’s backers due to their engagements in Ukraine and other conflicts, according to AP.
Senior army officers confirmed that Assad had fled the country as rebel forces stormed Damascus, seizing control of the capital. His exact whereabouts remain unknown, though reports suggest he may have sought refuge in Russia or Iran.
President Donald Trump took to his social media platform to declare what he called “the most significant geopolitical shift in decades,” crediting his past policies for weakening Assad’s hold on power and setting the stage for the regime’s downfall.
President Trump wrote:
According to Russian state-owned news agency TASS, Dmitry Peskov, Putin's press secretary, denied the casualty figures cited by President Trump, who now has access to sensitive U.S. intelligence briefings.
He said: "As for the figures [Trump] cited about the losses on both sides, it is obvious that they are presented in the Ukrainian interpretation and reflect the official position of Ukraine. The real figures of losses are completely different: Ukrainian losses are many times higher than the losses on the Russian side."
Newsweek contacted the foreign ministries of Russia and Ukraine for comment on Sunday by email outside of regular office hours.
President Trump was in Paris on Saturday for the reopening of the 861-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after it was badly damaged by a devastating fire.
Before the ceremony, the president-elect met with Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace, where he said it "seems like the world is going a little crazy right now."
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