President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has
said that his administration would engage with “all Syrian groups” over the
political transition.
This is coming after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
The regime of Al-Assad was toppled by Islamic rebels in the
country over the weekend.
The rebels entered Damascus and seized control of the
nation’s capital on Sunday, ending Assad’s family’s iron-fisted rule that has
lasted for over 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East.
However, Biden said his administration “will engage with all
Syrian groups, including within the process led by the United Nations, to
establish a transition away from the Assad regime toward independent, sovereign
Syria with a new constitution.”
Asked what should happen to al-Assad, who reportedly has
fled to Russia, Biden told reporters that “Assad should be held accountable.”
He called al-Assad’s fall from power a “moment of historic
opportunity” for Syria.
“The fall of the regime is a fundamental act of justice,”
Biden said, speaking from the White House.
“It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the
long-suffering people of Syria,” he added.
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