Syria faces collapse – Rubio – World News

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the legislators in Washington said that Syria may face an increase in violence and complete collapse within weeks, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington told Washington.

The first diplomat in the United States defended President Donald Trump’s approach in Syria, including the decision to lift sanctions unilaterally and meet personally with the new Syrian President Ahmed Al -Sharra, despite his jihadist background.

“The transitional authority, given the challenges they face, may be weeks-not several months-away from the potential collapse and the widespread war of emancipation with epic dimensions,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. “Basically, the country is divided.”

The Secretary blamed former President Bashar al -Assad for the continuation of violence since 2011, when the US -backed effort to remove him from power led to a long and bloody conflict.

Rubio said that Syria became “A stadium for jihadist groups, including ISIS and others.” Al -Sharra, who once led the Islamic Group Haya Tarr al -Sham (HTS) under the name of Abu Muhammad al -Jolani, ascended to power after the lion was deposited last year.

Although the new Syrian leadership “The background is not examined with the FBI,” Rubio said the United States should support them to prevent broader regional instability. He said that the pragmatic foreign policy means that the American human rights agenda is “Different in certain parts of the world” From others.

Rubio said that the lifting of sanctions would allow foreign aid to Syria, which is likely to settle the economy and encourage millions of displaced Syrians to return. However, the White House is still not sure whether its approach will succeed.

“If we are involved [the al-Sharaa government]It may succeed, as it may not work. ” “If we do not involve them, the lack of work has been guaranteed.”

US sanctions were aimed at making Stymie Assad’s efforts to rebuild the country after he regained control of most of Syria by 2015. The ongoing issues of the morale of the Syrian army, who greatly refused to defend Damascus when HTS launched its attack last November.

Al -Sharra pledged to follow the ethnic and religious diversity in Syria as he is trying Western support. However, his rule was distinguished by the massacres of the Awalis, Christians and Assad’s supporters.

Israel has carried out multiple air strikes in Syria in recent months, claiming that the attacks were aimed at defending the Druze militias from the fighters who are in line with the new government.

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