Syria: Biden analyzes the situation; Trump prefers not to get involved

The United States Government under Joe Biden considered the growing possibility that the Executive of Syrian President Bashar al Assad could collapse “within days” due to the rapid advance of the insurgent coalition led by Islamists and backed by Turkey.

The US Government has not yet made public a formal evaluation of the future they will take since they previously considered that Al Assad seemed to be in a stable position after having managed to crush the opposition, but the situation changed yesterday.

The Biden Administration was surprised by the rebel advance. Furthermore, for the moment, he has avoided making major statements about the conflict, given that on January 20, Biden will hand over power to Donald Trump. Yesterday the next president of the United States published on social networks that his country should avoid military involvement in Syria.

The United States has about 900 troops in Syria, including forces working with Kurdish allies in the opposition-held northeast to prevent any resurgence of the Islamic State group.

Syrian opposition activists and regional authorities have closely watched any hints from the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration about how the United States would handle rebel advances.

The United Nations special envoy for Syria yesterday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition” in Syria. “We urge all parties to protect civilians and ensure security,” said European Service Foreign and Security Policy spokesperson Anouar El Anouni.