From Iran To Israel: World Reacts To End Of Assad바카라�s Rule In Syria

Syrian opposition fighters on Sunday declared that the country has been 바카라�liberated바카라� after they stormed the capital, Damascus, and announced that President Bashar al-Assad had fled the capital to an unknown destination. Videos showed crowds in Damascus celebrating the fall of Assad's government with chants, prayers, and sporadic gunfire.

The opposition advance came after 13 years of brutal war, putting an end to more than half a century of the rule of the al-Assad family. The rapid rebel gains were accompanied by a lack of support from Assad's allies, Russia and Iran. His primary international backer, Russia, is preoccupied with its war in Ukraine, while Iran바카라�s regional proxies have been weakened by regular Israeli airstrikes.

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From Iran and Russia to Israel, here바카라�s a look at key international reactions to the news.

• Iran

Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement that Iran respects Syria's unity and national sovereignty and called for "the swift end of military conflicts, the prevention of terrorist actions, and the commencement of national dialogue" with all sectors of Syrian society. Tehran said it would continue to support international mechanisms for pursuing the political process, adding that long-standing and friendly relations between the Iranian and Syrian nations are expected to continue.

Iran has been a staunch supporter of Assad throughout its 13-year civil war. 

• Russia

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Assad had resigned from the presidency after talks with the sides involved in the conflict and had left the country, without saying where he has gone.

바카라�As a result of talks between B. Assad and a range of participants of the conflict on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, he took the decision to resign from his presidential post and leave the country, giving instructions to proceed with the peaceful transfer of power,바카라� the ministry said.

바카라�Russia did not take part in these talks.바카라�

The ministry also said Russian soldiers at their bases in Syria are on high alert but that there is no immediate threat to them.

• Turkey

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Syria바카라�s government 바카라�had collapsed and control of the country is changing hands바카라�.

Speaking at the Doha Forum in Qatar, Fidan said that 바카라�this didn바카라�t happen overnight. For the last 13 years, the country has been in turmoil바카라� since war began with al-Assad바카라�s repression of democracy protests in 2011.

바카라�Terrorist organisations must not be allowed to take advantage of this situation. Opposition groups must be united. We will work for stability and safety in Syria,바카라� he added.

바카라�The new Syria should not pose a threat to neighbours, it should eliminate threats.바카라�

Turkey, which shares a 911-kilometre-long frontier with Syria, has been a main backer of opposition groups aiming to topple Assad since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011. While Turkish officials have rejected claims of any involvement, observers believe that the offensive, which appears to be aligned with Turkey's long-time goals, could not have gone ahead without Ankara's consent.

• Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the fall of al-Assad, a major ally of Iran, as an 바카라�historic day바카라� and said it was a direct result of blows dealt to Hezbollah and Iran by Israel.

He said that Israel has seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria after Syrian forces abandoned their positions.

바카라�We will not allow any hostile force to establish itself on our border,바카라� he added.

• China

Beijing 바카라�is closely following the development of the situation in Syria and hopes that Syria returns to stability as soon as possible바카라�, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

바카라�The Chinese government has actively assisted Chinese citizens who are willing to leave Syria in a safe and orderly way, and has maintained contact with 바카라� Chinese citizens who remain in Syria,바카라� the ministry said.

바카라�We urge the relevant Syrian parties to take practical measures to ensure the safety of Chinese institutions and personnel in Syria,바카라� it added.

바카라�At present, the Chinese embassy in Syria is still holding strong, and we will continue to provide full assistance to Chinese citizens in need.바카라�

• Qatar

Qatar바카라�s foreign ministry warned Syria must not be allowed to descend into chaos after the ouster of al-Assad.

The Gulf country said it was 바카라�closely monitoring the developments in Syria바카라� and emphasised 바카라�the necessity of preserving national institutions and the unity of the state to prevent it from sliding into chaos바카라�.

• United States

바카라�President [Joe] Biden and his team are closely monitoring the extraordinary events in Syria and staying in constant touch with regional partners,바카라� the White House said in a statement.

Meanwhile, in a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, President-elect Donald Trump said al-Assad had 바카라�fled his country바카라� after losing the backing of Russia.

바카라�Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer.

바카라�There was no reason for Russia to be there in the first place. They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever.바카라�

• United Nations

바카라�What is important is that we are able to find a situation where there is a political way out of this,바카라� Geir Pedersen, UN envoy to Syria, said.

바카라�And that political way needs to be very different from what it has been before, it needs to be a process that is inclusive of everyone, and where we really focus on the need for unity, stability, where Syria is able to restore its sovereignty and its territory. There are lots of wounds that need to be healed."