Assad overthrown in Syria: What will the West do now? | LBC analysis
December 8, 2024
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as posted by the channelHenry Riley speaks to former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Simone Leaden, as the Syrian government appears to have fallen after rebels took control of Homs overnight.
President Bashar al Assad fled Damascus on a plane as rebels closed in, setting out for an unknown destination, two senior Syrian army officers speaking told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Henry and Simone Ledeen discuss how the West should react if the current Syrian government rule is really over.
Simone Leaden says: 'It's not in our interest to get involved at the moment, and we should just sit back and watch'.
While Trump was in Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, he made the statement online before a trilateral meeting with Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Mr Trump added: "Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over 600,000 soldiers, seems incapable of stopping this literal march through Syria, a country they have protected for years.
Mr Assad is still believed to be in the capital, according to a statement made by his office.
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