‘At Long Last, the Assad Regime Has Fallen’: Biden Cheers Fall of Dictator, Credits His Support of Israel and Ukraine

President Joe Biden celebrated the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on Sunday afternoon in an address to the nation from the White House just hours after rebel fighters ended the country’s 13-year-long civil war.

Assad is believed to have fled to Russia – one of Syria’s regional allies throughout the conflict – as rebels overwhelmed Damascus earlier in the day and ended his 24-year rule over the country.

Speaking from the White House, Biden celebrated Assad’s downfall and credited his support for Ukraine and Israel for playing a role in the collapse of Syria’s repressive government. Biden said:

After 13 years of civil war in Syria, more than half a century of brutal authoritarian rule by Bashir Assad, his father before him, rebel forces have forced Assad to resign his office and flee the country. We’re not sure where he is but there’s word that he’s in Moscow. At long last, the Assad regime has fallen.

This regime brutalized and tortured and killed literally hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians. The fall of the regime is a fundamental lack of justice. It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country. It’s also a moment of risk and uncertainty as we all turn to the question of what comes next.

Biden said the US would wor with its allies to help Syria in its next chapter in a post-Assad world. He also blasted Iran and Russia and credited support for Israel and Ukraine during his term for helping to end the conflict in Syria.

“You know, for years, the main backers of Assad have been around Hezbollah and Russia,” he said. “But over the last week, their support collapsed, all three of them, because all three of them are far weaker today than they were when I took office. And let’s remember why. After Hamas attacked Israel on October the 7th, 2023, when much of the world responded with horror. Iran and its proxies chose to launch a multi-front war against Israel. That was a historic mistake on Iran’s part. Today, Iran’s main territorial proxy, Hezbollah, is also on its back. And only 12 days ago, I spoke from the Rose Garden about the cease-fire deal in Lebanon, a deal that was only possible because Hezbollah has been badly degraded.”

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