{"id":134996,"date":"2024-12-09T07:17:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T00:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134996"},"modified":"2024-12-09T07:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T00:17:47","slug":"biden-offers-a-blueprint-for-us-support-in-syria-announces-airstrikes-against-isis-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134996","title":{"rendered":"Biden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria, announces airstrikes against ISIS targets"},"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 data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzq19l008125pa28ejdkv5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> on Sunday called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/syria-civil-war-12-08-2024\/index.html\">extraordinary fall of the Assad regime<\/a> in Syria \u201ca moment of risk\u201d and \u201chistoric opportunity\u201d while offering a blueprint for how the US plans to support the region.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g3m51n00053b6m9qs925iq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Speaking at the White House in his first substantive comments since President Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime fell in the face of an astonishingly swift rebel offensive, Biden also announced the US had conducted dozens of airstrikes in Syria as it remains committed to preventing the resurgence of ISIS.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g065mk000u3b6n86rnjtuk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country,\u201d Biden said from the Roosevelt Room. \u201cIt\u2019s also a moment of risk and uncertainty. As we all turn to the question of what comes next, the United States will work with our partners and the stakeholders in Syria to help them seize an opportunity to manage the risk.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzxdne00063b6n7ydlt6t6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden vowed to support Syria\u2019s neighbors during the transition and to protect US personnel in their continued mission against ISIS. The president said he plans to speak with his counterparts in the area \u201cin the coming days\u201d and that US officials will deploy to the region.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzxdne00093b6nckfnr2sh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The US is prioritizing efforts to prevent the resurgence of ISIS, Biden said, adding that he is \u201cclear-eyed about the fact that ISIS will try to take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish its capability to create a safe haven,\u201d but starkly saying, \u201cWe will not let that happen.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g0a3xn000w3b6nc5jeclpn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden noted those efforts include securing detention facilities where ISIS fighters are being held as prisoners, as well as \u201cprecision strikes\u201d in Syria targeting ISIS.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g1ez7n00023b6miw3s9dyu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As part of that effort, US forces on Sunday conducted dozens of airstrikes, striking more than 75 ISIS targets using Air Force assets including B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets and A-10 aircraft, according to US Central Command.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g37ek900003b6mp1yay8di@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere should be no doubt \u2014 we will not allow ISIS to reconstitute and take advantage of the current situation in Syria. All organizations in Syria should know that we will hold them accountable if they partner with or support ISIS in any way,\u201d Gen. Erik Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, said in a statement.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g2z3s6001q3b6m0qliu67b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden\u2019s comments come as President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-47\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u2014 who takes the oath of office in just over six weeks \u2014 has urged a hands-off approach to the conflict, saying Saturday that the US should not get involved. Early Sunday, as rebel groups took Damascus, he said the regime\u2019s fall showed the \u201cweakened state\u201d of Russia and Iran, both of which supported Assad.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g498al001z3b6m2qkop83y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAssad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer,\u201d Trump said in a post to social media.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g6yl9o001f3b6m0tr0cnsx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Assad and his family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/08\/middleeast\/assad-wherebouts-russia-syria-regime-intl\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fled to Moscow<\/a>, where they were granted asylum, Russian state media said Sunday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g6901p00113b6mr4u4zh2f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Assad regime\u2019s collapse represented a spectacularly fast fall from power for the Syrian dictator after a 14-year war, one that had been relatively stagnant until just last month. More than 300,000 civilians have been killed in more than a decade of war, according to the United Nations, and millions of people have been displaced.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzxdne000a3b6nbmcspy1e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden pledged in his remarks to engage with Syrian groups as the country transitions toward an \u201cindependent, sovereign \u2026 new government that serves all of Syria.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzxdne000c3b6n1qqx8xo0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis process will be determined by the Syrian people themselves,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThe United States will do whatever we can to support them, including through humanitarian relief, to help restore Syria after more than a decade of war and generation of brutality by the Assad family.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g2rubt00113b6mh2m1dy7c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A senior administration official echoed that sentiment to CNN on Sunday, saying the US will be \u201cengaging with the broad spectrum of Syrian society, opposition groups, groups on the ground in Syria, exile groups.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g7wluk001n3b6mktpks2xl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            US Secretary of State Antony Blinken echoed Biden\u2019s comments, saying in a statement Sunday that the US strongly supports a peaceful transition of power to an accountable Syrian government.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g7zay4001t3b6mkjukci16@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cDuring this transitional period, the Syrian people have every right to demand the preservation of state institutions, the resumption of key services, and the protection of vulnerable communities,\u201d Blinken said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzxdne000d3b6nq6gb51fl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden warned in his remarks that the US will \u201cremain vigilant\u201d and closely watch the rebel groups\u2019 actions. The key rebel group leading the offensive, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, has been designated by the US as a terrorist organization. A senior US official told CNN on Sunday that the US believes significant portions of HTS maintain strong links to ISIS.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4fzxdne000e3b6nf4fre2qu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe take a note of statements by the leaders of these rebel groups in recent days, and they\u2019re saying the right things now, but as they take on greater responsibility, we will assess not just their word, but their actions,\u201d Biden said.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery-inline gallery--hidden\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/gallery-inline\/instances\/cm4g04b0q000k3b6nweh8i902@published\" data-headline=\"In pictures: Syrian rebels topple Assad regime\" data-analytics-enabled=\"true\" data-analytics-aggregate-events=\"true\" data-component-variation=\"gallery-inline\" data-edit-mode=\"\" data-items-layout=\"list\">\n<div class=\"gallery-inline__main\">\n<h5 class=\"gallery-inline__headline\">In pictures: Syrian rebels topple Assad regime<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g2u6p300183b6mbwazqzzp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who heads HTS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/08\/middleeast\/civil-war-syria-rebels-assad-intl\/index.html\">declared victory<\/a> for the \u201centire Islamic nation\u201d on Sunday in his first public remarks since the rebel-led coup, which he said \u201cmarks a new chapter in the history of the region.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g2v9k7001f3b6m3mqos1pv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He said the armed opposition ultimately plans to form a government defined by institutions and a \u201ccouncil chosen by the people.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g2v8v3001d3b6mqhj87k2i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The senior Biden administration official said Sunday the White House has also \u201cbeen concentrated\u201d over the last week on the issue of any remaining chemical weapons in the Syria, calling it a \u201ctop-tier priority.\u201d The senior official did not envision a scenario in which the administration would put US forces on the ground to deal with the chemical weapons.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g65siy000u3b6mzqretebb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/syria-civil-war-12-07-2024-intl#cm4ejkcrw00003b6qzcr839wc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rebels have asked<\/a> the international community to help dispose of the weapons. Multiple investigations by fact-finding teams from the Organization for the Prohibition on Chemical Weapons have previously concluded the Syrian government forces were responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/04\/08\/politics\/opcw-iit-syria-chemical-weapons-report\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a series of chemical attacks<\/a> during the civil war.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g78qz6001i3b6mxcbpw0ec@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Blinken said the US will support international efforts to hold the Assad regime and its backers accountable for atrocities perpetrated against the Syrian people, including \u201cthe use of chemical weapons and the unjust detention of civilians such as Austin Tice.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g1r5mj00053b6m3vjblptv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden also reiterated his commitment to bringing home freelance journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria since 2012. \u201cWe remain committed to returning him to his family,\u201d Biden said in his Sunday remarks, adding, \u201cWe believe he\u2019s alive. We think we can get him back.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g1u398000d3b6mo40rv9sw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When asked by reporters at the White House whether he would approve an operation to retrieve Tice, Biden said, \u201cWe want to get him out. We have to identify where he is.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g1u398000f3b6mk5rezt1i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In a statement to CNN, Tice\u2019s parents, Marc and Debra Tice, said, \u201cWe are eagerly anticipating seeing Austin walk free. We are asking anyone who can do so to please assist Austin so he can safely return home to his family.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g2anxe000s3b6mfc6fnuxj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/06\/politics\/austin-tice-family-alive\/index.html\">CNN reported<\/a> that Debra Tice said her son \u201cis being cared for, and he is well,\u201d citing what she called a \u201csignificant source that has already been vetted all over our government.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g1u398000g3b6mjyy1316y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            US officials reached out to Syrian opposition forces on Thursday about Austin Tice, hoping to learn more about his whereabouts. The FBI said Sunday it is still offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that can lead to Tice\u2019s safe return.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g51kdt000g3b6mns4t738d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4g1wnza000j3b6mi314h7zy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s <em>Jim Sciutto, <\/em>Natasha Bertrand<em>, Brian Stelter, <\/em>Michael Conte, Alex Marquardt,<em> Evan Perez and Philip Wang contributed to this report.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<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<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:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/08\/politics\/biden-assad-syria-white-house\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 President Joe Biden on Sunday called the extraordinary fall of the Assad regime in Syria \u201ca moment of risk\u201d and \u201chistoric opportunity\u201d while offering a blueprint for how &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134996\" 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-134996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134996","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=134996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}