US official: Al-Assad did not ‘seriously’ communicate with Washington before fall

A U.S. official told Reuters that U.S. officials have been working around the clock to reach out to Syrians and partners in the region over the past week.

He added that Washington is holding talks with Turkish officials, and the American focus is on building a “new Syria”, as he said.

He pointed out that the leaders of the Syrian factions are saying the right things so far, stressing that it is the Syrians who will write their future.

He continued, saying that Washington was in attendance Iraq Do not participate in events Syria.

Regarding US concerns about developments in Syria, the official said Washington is doing everything it can to ensure that no one has access to Syria’s weapons stockpile and that it is carefully guarded.

He explained that the United States has accurate information about Syria’s stockpile of weapons, but “we do not see a role for American forces on the ground in solving the issue of chemical weapons in Syria.” “Washington has focused heavily on chemical weapons in Syria since last week and is taking very cautious measures.”

The official ended his speech by saying: “I cannot predict the status of Russian bases in Syria.”

In the first effective US response to the overthrow of the Syrian armed opposition faction of the president’s regime Bashar al-AssadThe American president expressed Joe Biden He expressed optimism, but warned of the need to “remain vigilant” regarding the possibility of the rise of terrorist groups.

Biden’s speech at the White House said: “We will work with all Syrian groups, including the UN-led process, to establish a transition phase to an independent Syria with a new constitution.”

But he stressed that Washington would conduct an assessment of extremist groups linked to opposition factions to determine their current situation.