US Officials: Assad Regime in Syria May Fall in Days, Homs Could Collapse Friday

Dec 7, 2024, 05:53 PM

The Biden administration is increasingly observing signs that the Assad regime in Syria could collapse within days, with the government-held city of Homs potentially falling as soon as Friday night, according to US officials cited by Al-Monitor and CNN. The opposition factions are expected to take control of Homs before turning their attention to Damascus. A senior US official told CNN that an organized coup against Assad's regime is the only thing that could delay the opposition's advance on Damascus. The emerging consensus among five US officials is that the scenario of Assad's regime falling is increasingly plausible.