{"id":134934,"date":"2024-12-09T03:13:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T20:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134934"},"modified":"2024-12-09T03:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T20:13:28","slug":"biden-says-assads-fall-in-syria-is-a-fundamental-act-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134934","title":{"rendered":"Biden says Assad&#8217;s fall in Syria is a &#8216;fundamental act of justice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Joe Biden said Sunday that the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-bashar-assad-war-1468a97ff95bb782f5933856d99c9a8d\">sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad<\/a><\/span> is a \u201cfundamental act of justice\u201d after decades of repression, but it was \u201ca moment of risk and uncertainty\u201d for the Mideast.<\/p>\n<p>Biden spoke at the White House hours after after rebel groups completed a takeover of the country following more than a dozen years of violent civil war and decades of leadership by <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-bashar-assad-war-1468a97ff95bb782f5933856d99c9a8d\">Assad and his family<\/a><\/span>. Biden said the United States was unsure of Assad\u2019s whereabouts, but was monitoring reports he was seeking refuge in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Biden credited action by the U.S. and its allies for weakening Syria\u2019s backers \u2014 Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. He said \u201cfor the first time\u201d that they could no longer defend Assad\u2019s grip on power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur approach has shifted the balance of power in the Middle East,\u201d Biden said, after a meeting with his national security team.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Sunday that Assad had fled his country because close ally <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin,<\/a><\/span> the Russian president, \u201cwas not interested in protecting him any longer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Those comments on Trump\u2019s social media platform came a day after he used another post to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-syria-biden-administration-rebels-assad-72015f143aa6b40bb62c09724c71e34f\">decry the possibility of the U.S. intervening militarily<\/a><\/span> in Syria to aid the rebels, declaring, \u201cTHIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.\u201d The Biden administration said it had no intention of intervening.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S has about 900 troops in Syria, including forces working with Kurdish allies in the opposition-held northeast to prevent any resurgence of the Islamic State group. Biden said he intended for those troops to remain, adding that U.S. forces on Sunday conducted \u201cdozens\u201d of what he called \u201cprecision air strikes\u201d on Islamic State camps and operations in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re clear-eyed about the fact that ISIS will try and take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish its credibility, and create a safe haven,\u201d Biden said, using a different acronym for the group. \u201cWe will not let that happen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Syrian opposition that brought down Assad is led by <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-idlib-turkey-algolani-hayat-tahrir-alsham-54a2af9fe90f10d68795e329a65c9b4d\">Hayat Tahrir al-Sham<\/a><\/span>, which the U.S. says is a terrorist organization with links to al-Qaida, although the group says it has since broken ties with al-Qaida. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will remain vigilant,\u201d Biden said. \u201cMake no mistake, some of the rebel groups that took down Assad have their own grim record of terrorism and human rights abuses.\u201d He added that the groups are \u201csaying the right things now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as they take on greater responsibility, we will assess not just their words, but their actions,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Assad\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-assad-israel-hamas-war-gaza-lebanon-82ceb102928e842154d91201b16cf2ab\">fall<\/a><\/span> adds to an already tense situation throughout much of region on many fronts, including Israel\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-qatar-d09bb192b298adb3fa76d0e819721fdf\">war with Hamas in Gaza<\/a><\/span> and its fragile <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire-3ed296f8317ecaa89c4e3548c75c9602\">cease-fire with Hezbollah<\/a><\/span> in Lebanon. <\/p>\n<p>Trump, who takes office Jan. 20, 2025, made a connection between the upheaval in Syria and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\">Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a><\/span>, noting that Assad\u2019s allies in Moscow, as well as in Iran, the main sponsor of Hamas and Hezbollah, \u201care in a weakened state right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Vice President-elect <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/jd-vance\">JD Vance<\/a><\/span>, a veteran of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, wrote on own social media Sunday to express skepticism about the insurgents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of \u2018the rebels\u2019 are a literal offshoot of ISIS. One can hope they\u2019ve moderated. Time will tell,\u201d he said, using another acronym for the group.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has suggested that Assad\u2019s ouster can advance the prospects for an end to fighting in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect wrote that Putin\u2019s government \u201clost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine\u201d and the Republican called for an immediate cease-fire, a day after meeting <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-paris-notre-dame-f97fde62ca2ce68c3874c395b305e26b\">in Paris with the French and Ukrainian leaders<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Daniel B. Shapiro, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, said the American military presence will continue in eastern Syria but was \u201csolely to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and has nothing to do with other aspects of this conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on all parties in Syria to protect civilians, particularly those from Syria\u2019s minority communities to respect international military norms and to work to achieve a resolution to include the political settlement,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple actors in this conflict have a terrible track record to include Assad\u2019s horrific crimes, Russia\u2019s indiscriminate aerial bomb bombardment, Iranian-back militia involvement and the atrocities of ISIS,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, however, was careful not to directly say Assad had been deposed by the insurgents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf confirmed, no one should shed any tears over the Assad regime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As they pushed toward the Syrian capital of Damascus, the opposition freed political detainees from government prisons. The family of missing U.S. journalist <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-austin-tice-washington-hostage-58e79b5bcb117cac5674b27ff66d5d69\">Austin Tice<\/a><\/span> renewed calls to find him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo everyone in Syria that hears this, please remind people that we\u2019re waiting for Austin,\u201d Tice\u2019s mother, Debra, said in comments that hostage advocacy groups spread on social media. \u201cWe know that when he comes out, he\u2019s going to be fairly dazed &amp; he\u2019s going to need lots of care &amp; direction. Direct him to his family please!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Tice disappeared in 2012 outside Damascus, amid intensification of what became a civil war stretching more than a decade. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve remained committed to returning him to his family,\u201d Biden said at the White House. \u201cWe believe he\u2019s alive, we think we can get him back but we have no direct evidence to that yet. And Assad should be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president added: \u201cWe have to identify where he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has no new evidence that Tice is alive but continues to operate under the assumption that he is, according to a U.S. official. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly, added that the U.S. will continue to work to identify Tice\u2019s whereabouts and to try to bring him home . <\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press writers Jon Gambrell in Manama, Bahrain, and Aamer Madhani and AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-syria-biden-ukraine-russia-putin-assad-cbb3ad1fe14ccd32452aa118140e23cf\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a \u201cfundamental act of justice\u201d after decades of repression, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134934\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}