Statement from the U.S. on Assad: Our policy in Syria has not changed.

The U.S. State Department stated regarding the events in Syria, "Our policy in Syria has not changed, and we still see Assad as a ruthless dictator with his hands stained with the blood of the innocent."

OPPOSITION FORCES ADVANCING IN SYRIA

In Syria, opposition forces have achieved significant results in their operations against the Bashar al-Assad regime. Armed opposition groups, which have captured many critical cities, including Aleppo, continue their advance, while Bashar al-Assad, who has been silent, blamed the U.S. for the events in a statement made days later.

U.S.: ASSAD IS STILL A BLOODY DICTATOR

A statement from the U.S. followed without delay. The U.S. State Department's statement included the words, "Our policy in Syria has not changed, and we still see Assad as a ruthless dictator with his hands stained with the blood of the innocent."

ASSAD: THE U.S. IS TRYING TO REDRAW THE REGION'S MAP

In a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Assad commented on the conflicts as an "attempt to redraw the region's map in line with U.S. interests." Assad stated, "The rise of terrorism reflects broad objectives such as dividing the region, fragmenting the countries within it, and redrawing the map according to the goals of the U.S. and the West."

WHAT HAPPENED?

On November 27, clashes began between Assad regime forces and regime-opposing armed groups in the western rural area of Aleppo province in northern Syria. From November 27-28, regime-opposing armed groups rapidly advanced from the western rural areas of Aleppo towards the center, and from the second day of the clashes, they captured many areas in the rural Idlib region as well. On November 29, armed groups that entered the city center of Aleppo have now captured a large part of the center.