There have been large celebrations after Syrian rebels ousted the country's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia where they have been granted asylum, according to Russian state media.
The joy for Syrians contrasts with the concern of some foreign observers about Syria's prospects, who worry about the how the country will emerge from this upheaval. "We call on all sides to protect civilians and minorities and ensure essential aid can reach the most vulnerable in the coming hours and days.""I pay tribute to the Syrian people, to their courage, to their patience. In this moment of uncertainty, I wish them peace, freedom and unity.
A second senior US official told Reuters that the United States would likely keep its estimated 900 troops in eastern Syria as a hedge against ISIS militants.Joe Biden may have been the one to address the nation following the downfall of the Assad regime but he won't be in the White House for much longer.
The president-elect has promised to swiftly end the war in Ukraine, and after meeting the country's president in Paris over the weekend, he claimed Volodymyr Zelenskyy "would like to make a deal and stop the madness."Large crowds of have celebrated the ousting of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on the main street of Greenacre in Sydney's west.
Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Mideast war and annexed it. The international community, except for the United States, views it as occupied Syrian territory. But experts say his gestures of goodwill to other minorities in Syria shows he is trying to gather a mandate to rule.
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