The statement came after HTS overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad and sought to assure the people and the international community that the interim government would protect the people and the regime. Meanwhile, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Front (SDF) said its efforts to reach a lasting ceasefire with the opposition force known as the "Syrian National Army" (SNA), which is backed by Turkey, had collapsed. This was a US-brokered deal.
New Syrian government says Russia has no reason to continue military presence
In another development, Obeida Arnaout, a spokeswoman for the Syrian transitional government, said that Russia should reconsider its intention to stay in Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry later issued a statement saying that Syrians should decide their own future, and called on the Syrian government to be inclusive and take into account the interests of all ethnicities and religions.
HTS members at a checkpoint in western Syria on December 16.
Regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli technical team is in Doha (Qatar) for working-level talks with Qatari negotiators on "outstanding issues" related to the ceasefire and hostage release. Reuters quoted a source as saying that the talks focused on narrowing differences between Israel and Hamas over the agreement proposed by US President Joe Biden in May.
Speaking at a White House event on December 16, Mr. Biden pledged to free the more than 100 hostages remaining in Gaza. On the same day, US President-elect Donald Trump said he had a “very good conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in Gaza and repeated his threat to Hamas that things would get worse if they did not release the hostages before he takes office on January 20, 2025.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thach-thuc-cho-khung-hoang-o-syria-va-dai-gaza-185241217215500596.htm
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