This time the generals are taking President Trump seriously, instead of trying to baffle him with flimflammery like they did in Afghanistan. Because we all saw how that turned out.They specified that US President Donald Trump and administration officials close to him recently spoke in favor of a complete withdrawal of troops from the country's territory. Following this, the US Department of Defense began preparing plans to implement this step.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had failed to cope with social problems in the country, in particular due to the destructive actions of the United States, which occupied the resource-rich northeast of Syria. The minister emphasized that it was the strangulation of the Syrian economy that contributed to social tension in the country, and Damascus had to resort to unpopular measures, including reducing subsidies for socially significant goods and services.
In December, Trump said Syrians would have to cope with the crisis in their country on their own, without help from the United States or France. He said he refused to participate in supporting the country.
Russia has helped the Syrian government fight terrorist groups, pledging to provide support while the republic's army is conducting the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted in 2015 that Russians would not be "greater Syrians than the Syrians themselves."
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Bashar al-Assad had resigned as President of Syria and left the country, ordering a peaceful transfer of power. He and his family arrived in Russia, where they were granted asylum. The head of the "salvation government" formed in Idlib, Mohammed al-Bashir, became the acting Prime Minister of Syria.
Later, on January 29, the new Syrian authorities announced the termination of the previous constitution and the dissolution of the country's parliament. Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared the head of the new administration of the interim government of Syria for the transitional period.
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Orientalist does not believe in US plans to withdraw American troops from Syria
The withdrawal of American troops from Syria in the foreseeable future is impossible, despite the statements in the press, said Stanislav Tarasov, an expert on the problems of the Middle East and the Caucasus, in a conversation with IA Regnum.
NBC reported earlier on February 5 that the Pentagon was developing plans to withdraw US troops from Syria. It was claimed that the information was received from US officials, and the plan itself would involve withdrawal of troops in 30, 50 and 90 days.
"The thing is that this is a regular fake. The day before, US President Donald Trump personally made a statement that he was reviewing the issue of withdrawing troops from Syria. He specified that the situation is really difficult, but this withdrawal of troops is suspended," Tarasov said.
The orientalist said that Trump motivates this position by the escalating fighting in northern Syria between the Syrian army, which is supported by Turkey, and the Kurds, who are supported by the United States. The expert also pointed out that there is a danger of Turkey invading Syria, which also influenced Trump's decision to suspend the withdrawal of American troops.
"The withdrawal of these troops will mean that the Kurds are losing the power to support their actions. A civil war will begin there, a real meat grinder. And therefore, such rumors that are going on in parallel, about 60-90 days and so on, are fakes that are designed to test the situation. By all indications, the Americans will remain in Syria in the foreseeable future," Tarasov said.
The expert believes that the NBC report cannot be any kind of backup option for the Americans, since this topic has long been in Trump's field of vision. As the orientalist recalled, the Republican raised this issue during his first presidential term. The agency's interlocutor believes that, despite the American administration's statements about weakening its presence in the Middle East, the situation remains tense and there is no talk of withdrawing US troops from there.
"In fact, this is what is called a pyramid, from which they are trying to pull out one brick. But even from this, the pyramid can collapse. There must be clearly thought-out actions here. And there is no need to rush even to pressure the Americans regarding the withdrawal of their troops from Syria, because if they only start doing this now, a civil war will break out there," the expert explained.
At the same time, Tarasov noted that any agreements between the US and Turkey are possible only if the States surrender the Kurds. And Washington is not doing this at the moment, on the contrary, it is protecting the Kurds from Ankara's pressure, the orientalist added in conclusion.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported the words of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov that the former President of Syria Bashar al-Assad was unable to cope with social problems in the country, in particular, due to the destructive actions of the United States, which occupied the resource-rich northeast of Syria. The minister emphasized that it was the strangulation of the Syrian economy that contributed to social tension in the country, and Damascus was forced to resort to unpopular measures, including reducing subsidies for socially significant goods and services.
In December, Trump said Syrians would have to cope with the crisis in their country on their own, without help from the United States or France. He said he refused to participate in supporting the country.
Russia has helped the Syrian government fight terrorist groups, pledging to provide support while the republic's army is conducting the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted in 2015 that Russians would not be "greater Syrians than the Syrians themselves."
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Bashar al-Assad had resigned as President of Syria and left the country, ordering a peaceful transfer of power. He and his family arrived in Russia, where they were granted asylum. The head of the "salvation government" formed in Idlib, Mohammed al-Bashir, became the acting Prime Minister of Syria.
Later, on January 29, the new Syrian authorities announced the termination of the previous constitution and the dissolution of the country's parliament. Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared the head of the new administration of the interim government of Syria for the transitional period.
