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Trump Says Syria Not Our Fight as Rebels Near Damascus, Assad's Regime Collapsing

Dec 7, 2024, 03:50 PM

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that opposition forces in Syria have seized control of several cities and are approaching Damascus in a coordinated offensive aimed at ousting President Bashar al-Assad, whose government is collapsing. Trump noted that Syria is in chaos and 'not our friend.' He suggested that Russia, having lost over 100,000 soldiers in Ukraine, is unlikely to intervene to stop the rebels' advance. Trump advised that the United States should have nothing to do with the Syrian conflict, declaring, 'This is not our fight. Let it play out.'