DAMASCUS – The United States said during the weekend it had made contact with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, as Western and Arab states
along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria.
In a joint statement after the meeting in Jordan, diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union and Arab countries “affirmed the full support to the Syrian people at this critical point in their history to build a more hopeful, secure and peaceful future”. Assad fled Syria last weekend, hours before rebel forces seized Damascus, five former officials told AFP.
If a transition moves forward, “we in turn will look at various sanctions and other measures that we have taken”, he added. Thousands of Syrians have swarmed the country’s notorious detention centres over the past week, seeking evidence that might lead them to loved ones who disappeared under Assad’s repressive rule.
Assad was propped up by Russia — to where a former aide told AFP he had fled — as well as Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group.
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