Biden's team believes Assad's regime in Syria could fall in days
Assad's regime in Syria could fall in days (photo: Getty Images)
Officials in the administration of US President Joe Biden are watching the speed of the Syrian rebels' advance. They believe that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could fall in a few days, states CNN.
The TV channel notes that if the American analysis is confirmed, it will be a “spectacularly fast” fall of the Syrian president's power after the war that began in 2011, which was in relative stasis until last week.
At the same time, officials, according to CNN, cautioned that there is no official assessment of Assad's fate yet and that opinions differ, saying that his death is not a final solution to the conflict.
“The emerging consensus is that is an increasingly plausible scenario,” said one anonymous senior official.
Another source noted that it is likely that the Assad regime will lose all semblance of power by next weekend.
“Only thing that would delay a rebel conquest would be a well-organized coup and reorganization, but Assad’s folks have done a good job of stifling any potential competitors,” the official added.
Conflict in Syria
In recent days, rebel groups have crept closer to the strategic capital. Earlier today, Syrian rebels said they were trying to surround the capital Damascus.
Read more about what's happening in Syria in RBC-Ukraine's article.
US President-elect Donald Trump also commented on the worsening situation in Syria.
