Washington — President Biden on Sunday called the fall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad a “moment of historic opportunity,” and he pledged to support the country and its neighbors against any threats. “At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,” Mr. Biden said at the White House, hours after opposition forces entered Damascus and took
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, a longtime terrorist who was inspired to jihad following the Sept. 11 terror attacks, has recently stressed a moderate position.
12/8: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Syrian rebels have taken control of Damascus, overthrowing the regime of President Bashar Assad. Plus, more on the congressional task force investigation into the security failures leading to the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump earlier
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is coming under fire from conservatives and the Trump orbit for withholding support of Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.
The president-elect issued the statement Sunday on social media. President-elect Donald Trump sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria after Islamist opposition fighters captured Damascus. He called for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine. “Assad is gone. He has fled his country,” Trump wrote on Truth
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow and was granted asylum by the Russian government, a longtime ally of the Syrian leader in the nearly 14-year-long civil war.
President-elect Donald Trump plans to act on the “first day” of his presidency on the cases of some Jan. 6 defendants and said he believes the House members on the select Jan. 6 committee who investigated the 2021 Capitol riot, including Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, “should go to jail.”