MADRID 1 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The spokesman for the White House National Security Council, Sean Savett, assured this Saturday that the United States is closely monitoring the situation in Syria and has pointed out the Syrian president, Bashar al Assad, as responsible for the collapse of the Army positions. Syrian for his “consistent refusal” to participate in the political process established by the UN.
“The US Government reiterated that the Bashar al Assad regime’s refusal to participate in the political process proposed by UN Security Council Resolution 2254, coupled with its growing dependence on Russia and Iran, has contributed to the collapse of its positions. in northwest Syria,” he denounced in a statement.
The US representative has also clarified that the United States is not involved in the recent offensive. “The US has nothing to do with this offensive, which is led by Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), a designated terrorist organization,” he specified.
Likewise, he has also urged “de-escalation, the protection of civilians and minority groups and a serious and credible political process that can end this civil war once and for all with a political agreement consistent with Council resolution 2254 Nations Security Council”.
“We will also continue to fully defend and protect American personnel and American military positions, which remain essential to ensuring that ISIS can never re-emerge in Syria,” he said.
The Syrian Army announced this Saturday the beginning of preparations to reinforce the defenses in the north of the province of Hama, the place that the coalition of jihadists and groups opposed to the Syrian Government have marked as a new objective of their lightning advance through the northwest of the country, which began in the middle of this week and has led them to take control of a good part of Aleppo, the second most important city in the country.
For his part, Assad assured this Saturday that his forces will defeat “all terrorists and their supporters” amid the advance of the coalition formed by the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) and opposition groups in the northwest of the country. .