U.S. President Joe Biden addressed Assad’s escape in his speech tonight, following the regime’s collapse during the war with the rebels. He said, “The United States is not sure where he is. There\u2019s a rumor he\u2019s in Moscow. His regime has finally fallen. This is a moment of risk and uncertainty, but the U.S. will work with its partners and stakeholders in Syria to help them seize the opportunity and manage the risk.”<\/p>\n
Biden emphasized that the U.S. intends to support Syria’s neighbors during this “transitional period.” He also mentioned plans to speak with regional leaders and send emissaries to the Middle East: “We have taken into account the statements of the leaders of the rebel groups. We will examine their words and their actions.”<\/p>\n
The Fall of Assad’s Regime <\/strong><\/p>\n This historic event marks the climax of a process that began a week and a half ago with the start of a Syrian rebel offensive from the Idlib enclave toward Assad-controlled territories. The rebels quickly captured city after city, advancing from Aleppo to Hama and the outskirts of Homs. This sparked a renewed uprising of rebel cells in southern Syria, which took control of provinces bordering Israel and attacked Damascus from the south. Assad\u2019s army was unable to withstand the pressure and quickly collapsed in every battle it fought.<\/p>\n As a result of the regime’s collapse, videos circulated online showing the rebels capturing several symbols of the regime, including Assad’s palace in Damascus, Ba’ath Party offices, television and radio buildings, and more. The rebel takeover, broadcast even on state television in Iran, represents a dramatic turning point in the Syrian conflict, which has lasted over a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The ousted Syrian president and his family fled to Moscow, where they were granted asylum on humanitarian grounds, following reports of the tyrant’s plane crash. | President Biden: “His regime has finally fallen.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":11351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[2267,2279,2280,2030],"class_list":["post-11350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-assad","tag-moscow","tag-putin","tag-syria"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shutterstock_2555045049-1536x1024-1.jpg\")